Kenyan Nursery Raises Orphaned Calves.

Africa never seizes to amaze me when it comes to running through mazes to get anything at all done to grab a grand. Animal poaching has been the norm for a very long time now. It is fascinating to note that these poached animals are not even sorted for on the continent. What this means is that external influences are the major cause of this situation. I have reported on countless occasions where animal parts have seized from Africa enroute to Asia, some parts of America and Europe.

This continuous poaching has left many animals at the verge of extinction with some being labeled as endangered and a very good example is the Pangolin. Most animal babies are left orphaned once their parents are poached for their body parts or for food. An organization in Kenyan has taken a bold step in helping orphaned calves (of elephants) and they deserve a round of applause.

On World Elephant Day (August 11, 2021), a wildlife trust in Nairobi, Kenyan emerged on the news and their quest is to find calves of the endangered African elephant (African Forest Elephant), raise them and when they are of age to cater for themselves, they reintroduce them to the wild again. When asked why they are doing this, this was the response they gave,

“We are protecting them because they have lost their mothers. And they should not have lost their mothers. They should not be orphans. But it has happened.”

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust was founded in 1977, it says over 263 orphans have been successfully raised there and I say a big well done to this organization.

(Reference: www.africanews.com)

Green Cheers from Ghana.