Elephant orphanage - Nairobi, Kenya.
David Sheldrick wildlife trust's orphans project
The cost to enter the elephant orphanage was $7. All elephants housed in the facility were orphaned by poaching and disease. There are about 20 baby elephants present with ages ranging from 6 months to 2.5 years. The ultimate goal of the project is to release the elephants back into the wild. They continuously introduce the orphans to wild elephants to see if any groups will accept them. Each elephant is named after the area they were found. The group is non-profit and works completely on donation. It costs $900/month to maintain an elephant.
The caretakers walked the elephants into a circle ringed with tourists. We were allowed to pet them as they walked by and watched as they were fed their bottles. They are given a special vegetarian based formula. They were really cute.
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