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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ย. 2016
- Each year thousands of African elephants are being slaughtered by poachers for the illegal ivory trade. Many young elephants have become orphans, Baby African elephants are incredibly vulnerable in the first few years of life. Without their mothers, they struggle to survive.
But in the late 1980s, Dame Daphne Sheldrick, then head of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, managed to raise infant baby African elephants for the first time.
Her organisation has now raised over 200 orphaned elephants, Once old enough, they are released into the wild.
Despite their success, it is still a fraction of the number killed each year by poachers across the continent.
Every year in Africa between 30,000 and 40,000 elephants are poached for their ivory, and it's thought there are only 400,000 left.
The rate of killing threatens the very existence of the African elephant.
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God bless her and her work....gr8 contribution to mother nature
This made me cry ...
I think baby bears and baby elephants are the cutest wild animals that I am aware of.
So much respect Lady Sheldrick for all you did and do again !! 🥰🥰you save thousand lifes l in Africa ! you never surrender !!!you are the Elephants Sainte !! yes you are ! I would like so much to be with you ! but we didn’t aware about you in France in the 70 ‘s we didn’t have the information about these crimes ! I would come to help !! these babies or at the Sheldrick Trust ! 🙃🙏🏼💕🐘💕🤗🥰🇫🇷
Very cute
I think the BBC has finally hit rock bottom.
I want to travel to Africa and work with elephants, how can I come work with your foundation?
Lauren Anderson you can inquire in their office in Nairobi I'd love to help
Mamada breezy what's the name of their office?
Thai is the number 0800 597 000