An 8-day old calf was spotted being swept away by the flood waters in Kenya. The staff of a local camp swam to rescue her and she is doing much better now.
The staff and guests at the Elephant Bedroom camp were close to the river bank when they spotted an elephant calf struggling to stay afloat through the flood waters. The staff didn’t even think twice and rushed into the waters as a group. Together they managed to get the elephant back to the river bank.
“Our staff and guests were this morning (the 6th of November) involved in the dramatic rescue of a baby elephant from the flooded Ewaso Nyiro river. The elephant calf whose mother could not be found was taken to the Reteti Elephant Orphanage in Namunyak Conservancy Samburu with help of Save the Elephants organization and Samburu National Reserve rangers”
You can watch the heroic video of the men braving the rushing waters and helping the elephant calf back to the safety of the river banks below.
Once the elephant was rescued she was sent to the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary. The Elephant Bedroom Camp recently posted an update about the elephant calf, who has been named Ewaso. She is being fed and cared for, her next few weeks will determine how her future will go.
“Thank you for following the journey of the baby elephant we rescued. We are so thankful for the commitment of our staff and guests to saving our wildlife! We have an update which we wanted to share – the baby elephant was picked up from Larsen Airstrip and taken to Reteti Elephant Sanctuary Community United for Elephants where they established that the calf was only about 8 days old.”
“The calf has been named Ewaso, because of the river from which she was saved. Ewaso is now warm and safe in a quarantined shelter as she is monitored and stabilised. She is on a regime of special formula and electrolytes to treat her dehydration and deficiencies. We are praying that she survives the traumatic experience she went through and that in another 3 weeks, we will have a better idea of her future. Please send your prayers and good wishes for Ewaso!”
According to the Sanctuary, Ewaso was named after the river she was rescued from and has been the life of the sanctuary.
“The other day, when it started raining, we had her go inside to her stall. She started trumpeting at everyone to let them know she wanted to keep playing outside. Then, when we let her out, she went barreling into the grass with her keeper.” -Katie Rowe, one of the founders of the sanctuary
Ewaso’s keepers are Mike and Leado, both men have extensive knowledge on caring for juvenile elephants. Leado sleeps in Ewaso’s stall every night to make sure she is ok.
This is such a moving story, we are so happy these men where there at exactly the right moment to save this beautiful little life.
Elephant Bedroom Camp – Samburu
Our staff and guests were this morning involved in the dramatic rescue of a baby elephant from the flooded Ewaso Nyiro river. The elephant calf whose mother could not be found was taken to the Reteti Elephant Orphanage in Namunyak Conservancy Samburu with help of Save the Elephants organization and Samburu National Reserve rangers#savetheelephants #babyelephantrescue #samburu #kenya #elephantbedroom #atuaenkop #welovewildlife
Posted by Elephant Bedroom Camp – Samburu on Monday, 6 November 2017
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