Once again please adopt an elephant!
The month of August saw two rescues, one tragic and one happy. On the 16th a yearling female calf abandoned at Satao Camp, who had unsuccessfully been trying to attach itself to visiting wild herds for two days, was rescued by our Tsavo Keepers and taken to the Elephant Stockades, there to be welcomed warmly by Emily and Aitong, and all the others when they returned in the evening. The calf took milk, but sadly died the following night, breathing heavily and obviously suffering from advanced pneumonia. It is interesting that elephants cannot cough, so other than a moist trunk, and laboured breathing, there is no prior warning that the animal is, in fact, nearing death from lung disorders.
The next rescue was a 3 year old calf who became bogged in mud in Lake Jipe, Tsavo West, near the Tanzanian border. Again, after a Herculean effort, our Keepers managed to pull the calf free after it had been stuck for over 24 hours. It was very weak, having struggled for so long, but after a rest, gained strength and to everyone’s delight later joined its herd, who were waiting close by.
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