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Pioneers in the rescue and hand-raising of orphaned baby elephants and rhinos, through to their reintegration to the wild when grown. Saving wild lives today and securing habitats for the future.
Adopt for as little as US$50 a year! Become a part of our foster family by adopting an orphan elephant, rhino or giraffe for yourself or as a gift for a loved one.
Adopt an orphan elephant or rhino and help us save endangered animals in Kenya. When you adopt an orphaned elephant or rhino for yourself or a loved one, you can help support animals that have lost their families and are now completely reliant on our human caregivers.
We protect a number of threatened and endangered species across Kenya including black and white rhinos, as well as iconic animals like African elephants. By protecting keystone species, we ensure a plethora of other animals and ecosystems continue to survive and, more importantly, thrive.
Adoptions directly support our Orphans’ Project, funding the specialist care needed to successfully raise orphaned elephants and other creatures. You are most welcome to adopt in-person at the end of your visit, for a minimum contribution of US$50 per year.
At the heart of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust conservation activities is the Orphans’ Project, which has achieved world-wide acclaim through its hugely successful elephant and rhino rescue and rehabilitation program. Learn more here.
You can create an adoption for yourself, or as a gift for someone else via the dedication adoption page Here you will find information about the rescued orphan elephants and rhinos, with an adopt button visible that takes you through the registration process.
Discover how the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust pioneered the rescue and hand-raising of orphaned baby elephants. Supporting these elephants on a journey that culminates with them living a life back in the wild.
The baby — mtoto in Swahili — is embraced not just into the nuclear family, but the wider tribe. Given how readily this baby elephant was embraced — first by the ex-orphans, and then by his new human-elephant family at Kaluku — it was only fitting to name him Toto, a riff on mtoto.
The map below shows the locations across Kenya from where we have rescued orphaned elephants and other animals. You can zoom in on the map to see rescue locations for specific animals and click on the icons to see an orphan and read their story.