Rescue of Layoni | Sheldrick Trust

This young abandoned calf was first reported to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust on Wednesday the 2nd November.

He had been spotted by clients visiting the Mara and reported to the authorities. All alone the vulnerable two year old calf had already been mauled by hyenas around his genital region.

A team of David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Keepers were immediately flown from Nairobi to the Mara to assist with the rescue, and together with the KWS/David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Mobile veterinary unit, the visitors who so kindly kept vigil over this elephant calf ensuring his safe rescue, and the Narok County Council rangers, his was brought to safety.

Established in 1977, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) operates the world’s most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program, rescuing and hand-rearing orphaned elephants and other animals that have lost their mothers, all too often as a result of human activity. But we do much more than this. Through our Aerial, Anti-Poaching and Mobile Veterinary Units, we safeguard the natural environment and provide immediate assistance to wild animals in need. We also secure irreplaceable wilderness areas so that animals will always have space to roam and work with local partners and communities to ensure people and wildlife can live alongside one another.