is an elephant I foster through the David
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. He's an
orphan, having lost his mother in the summer of 2006.
The Trust rescues elephants that have been orphaned due
to natural or manmade circumstances. The elephants eventually
go back into the wild, usually coming back to visit the
home they first knew years later. I guess it's true what
they say about an elephant never forgetting. They seem
to be very emotional, holding family very close.
There are monthly updates on the Trust
website by the keepers
for Shimba, as well as all the the other
elephants (and also rhinos).
The latest is from May,
2010 .
Dr.
Daphne Sheldrick occasionally sends out a
watercolor
of an elephant to supporters
of the Trust.
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| Playing
with friends. |
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| Shimba
showing off his beautiful ears. |
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| February 27th - Shimba
moved from Orphanage to Tsavo due to overcrowding.
Read
the email I received. |
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There was an elephant
fundraiser to benefit The David Sheldrick
Wildlife Trust Thursday, 6:30 to 9:30 pm at The
Wild Horses of Sable Island Gallery in Soho,
NYC on February 25th, 2010. Hmm...I
wonder how it went. Sorry I wasn't there Shimba!
60
Minutes visited the orphanage in November,
2008 to update a story they did on the Trust in
2006. Below is a video of the story, which aired
on December 21st, 2008, and Shimba was in it!
Bob Simon of 60
Minutes returned to Kenya and a new segment
was aired about the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
on Sunday, April 26th, 2009.
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| Dr.
Daphne Sheldrick, an elephant keeper, and
Bob Simon of 60 Minutes at the Trust in Kenya,
November 2008. |
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Shimba
grazing, May 2010. |
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Shimba
(left) and Tassia playing, April 2010. |
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| Shimba
leading, August 2009. |
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