{"id":1710,"date":"2015-03-29T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2015\/03\/29\/the-sheldrick-wildlife-trust-fund-protect-the-elephants"},"modified":"2020-02-08T05:58:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T12:58:06","slug":"the-sheldrick-wildlife-trust-fund-protect-the-elephants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=1710","title":{"rendered":"The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Fund ( protect the Elephants)"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script><p>You must watch&#8230;. <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5gQujyNDp98?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always loved the mighty and graceful elephant, but this feeling was most certainly solidified when I first saw the African elephant in the wild of Kenya&#8217;s Maasai Mara in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>That was also when I first visited the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org\/\">Sheldrick Wildlife elephant orphanage<\/a> in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/b0ccd-g0272445.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/b0ccd-g0272445.jpg?resize=640%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Having returned to this orphanage a few times since then, I&#8217;ve seen it grow in tourist popularity. Some feel it to be an exploitative showing, but not I. The money and awareness raised but the dedicated volunteers FAR outweighs any other minor inconveniences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/0d8a2-g0272389.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/0d8a2-g0272389.jpg?resize=640%2C628&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"628\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I patiently waited to see the newest arrivals, those baby elephants that had their mother&#8217;s slaughtered in the wild for their tusks, leaving the babies alone to die if it weren&#8217;t for people such as the Sheldrick organization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8ff37-g0272403.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8ff37-g0272403.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It is a special treat indeed, as the newest member of the family, Alamaya, comes right over to me. Her trunk playfully and inquisitively feels my body as I touch her skin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aed88-g0272395.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aed88-g0272395.jpg?resize=640%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>David Sheldrick has passed away, but Kenya born <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org\/html\/about_daphne_sheldrick.html\">Daphne Sheldrick<\/a> continues her work today. Support the mighty and graceful elephant, won&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You must watch&#8230;. 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