Rescuing orphaned baby elephants in Kenya | DW Documentary
Naomi Leshongoro and Pauline Leriong are Kenya’s first elephant nannies. At the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, the two women take in sick and orphaned elephant calves. They care for the baby elephants, then release them back into their natural habitat.
As is true elsewhere in Africa, the last thirty years have seen many elephants in northern Kenya fall victim to poachers, who hunt them for bush meat and ivory. The decimation of these grass-eating pachyderms also upsets the local ecosystem’s fragile balance.
In 1995, the locals in Samburu started a unique initiative. They founded the Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Trust with the aim of restoring natural biodiversity in the region. (“Namunyak” translates as “blessed place”). In 2016, the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary was established to help with the region’s biodiversity efforts. Here, sick and orphaned elephant calves are cared for as they grow up. Later, they are released back into their natural habitat.
The project demonstrates a new vision of species conservation and coexistence between humans and wild animals. Other aspects of the project include educating the population about environmental issues and integrating women into the world of work.
Naomi Leshongoro and Pauline Leriong are pioneers in their role: they care for the elephant calves and prepare them to return to the wild. At a time when water shortages and drought are threatening people, domestic and wild animals, and ecosystems alike, these women and their helpers are tirelessly working to contribute to a more sustainable future.
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wat happened to your putins front line vidio DW dont let them censor you REBEL !
Such inspiring people doing such an important work!! Great documentary..
The nations UK and USA calmed to be helping since thousands years ago
Are getting poorer and going it worst situation more than ever before //
If what benefits were France to all the black African countries they had calmed to be helping ?
One of you wrote and I hope Nigerians has learnt their lessons in hard ways
To start disagree with England and USA just as Australia did recently
The whole countries in the world should try to subject Britain to the same thing they had done to other nations
For past over 200 years, make sure anyone who holds British international passport find it hard to travel to any nation in the world
The armless king Charles think he can command and order Australian senator like he does it to all over 50 empty headed African presidents
Little bit of that which other citizens has experienced for ages let UK passport holder test it too.
If your eyes are opened to see what a good number of the people you call mentors and leaders of choice did,
or do in the secret, you will learn to mentor yourself by working smart and being patient.
It's difficult to come across a successful person who hasn't done what,
or not still doing what is abhorrent to make money and fame.
It's also difficult to find a man of God who will look at such a successful person and talk truth to him or her in our society.
Decency scares money. I don't know why.''
I just returned from 3 weeks in Kenya (Amboseli and Masai Mara) and South Africa. Sambura will be my next destination!
Beautiful creatures. This was very uplifting thank you
You talk about wild life that's a threat to the elephants,,, and yet fail to mention that the biggest threat is poachers😮
Karibu Kenya, hakuna Matata…Apart from corrupt so called "leaders",we are hospitable. Ruto must go!!!!!!
Love this! ❤️
wow that place is so beutiful!!!
I've visited Reteti. Beautiful sanctuary. This partnership with the locals helps to educate the locals, create jobs in the community and saves wildlife. It's a magical place. Got to see some baby elephants and giraffes. They are so adorable!! 🥺
Elephants protect their young! You can't even get close to a herd with young ones let alone drive close to one! How do they get orphaned?
The mizungus know what they are doing for money! This is cruel to pretend you are a god and disrupt nature for monetary gain then pretend to be a saviour
모든 야생동물과 더불어 여러분들의 평생이 늘 축복으로 가득하길 바랍니다. 고맙습니다.
There is a genocide taking place in congo but no one is talking about it. Ayone out there who can hear me? Save the Congo people.
Developed country use fossil for making energy and uses it to produce more and more nuclear weapons and the other parts affected but they show u the front part not the backward.
They’re killed more for their ivory than they’re for meat.
They remember. It will be gentle to humans for the rest of it's life, not good as people exploit these animals. They need to hunt poachers too, so no elephant will need a rescue.
Someone with it/automation expertise needs to go there and automate their tasks of feed/bottls/nutrients
This is how I see it, please correct me if I'm wrong, if they automate the system, all they would need is 1 staff to refill and a nutritionist to enter the data,
Great docu as usual dw, you rock,
amazing
I wonder how can we contribute to these sanctuaries… I'd love to volunteer for such a beautiful labor
Thank you for this very interesting program!! There are still good people on our planet,who look after the orphan baby elephants!!❤❤❤
my country people taking care of mother earth
The real question would be how they become orphans. Knowing the dynamics of elephant life.