Elephant Orphanage
you cannot get much closer to elephants than to the baby orphans sheltered at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust at the outskirts of Nairobi natonal park. The declared goal is to help orphaned elephants to survive and put them back into the wild. To raise money for the project, visitors can come see the elephants one hour a day - from 11 to 12. The elephants are no pets and should not get used to humans too much, especially given the danger poachers still mean to elephants. It is very obvious how much they are attached to their keepers though, who even sleep in the elephant stable and bottle-feed the youngest several times a night.It is great to observe the elephants play and hear about their stories. when they are 2-3 years old, they are taken from the nursery and brought to Tsavo national park to continue their "education" for life in the wilderness. People who sponsor an elephant ccan visit...
