[퍼스트펭귄] 아기 코끼리 구조하는 '코끼리 보육원'이 있다

Astonishing rescue and recovery of orphaned elephant Ndotto

Today, you'll find Ndotto loving life, taking mud baths and testing his strength against his friends. But exactly seven years ago, it was quite the different story. This bull endured the toughest start to life when he became orphaned as an hours-old, premature baby. Found by sympathetic herdsmen all tangled up in their livestock at the top of a remote mountain chain, he was ferried to safety in the back of helicopter which transported him directly to our Nairobi Nursery. Though you might not know to see it now, back then, wobbly-footed Ndotto was undoubtedly the tiniest elephant we had ever seen and it took many months of intensive care for him to gain in strength. One recovery and graduation later, and fast-forward to today when he is learning the ways of the wild at our Voi Reintegration Unit; with humans being the only family he’s ever known, he’s having to learn everything from foraging to survival skills from his friends and carers. Considering his progress so far, and having survived against the odds to be with us, we can only imagine the adventures he will get up to when he’s ready to reintegrate into local elephant populations! As Ndotto’s seven year #rescueversary goes to show, rescuing and raising orphaned elephants is a long term commitment: it can take up to a decade between rescue and reintegration, during which time we meet all their physical and psychological needs! Read Ndotto’s story in full to learn more: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/ndotto

게시: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust 2021년 8월 6일 금요일