Meet one of our newest babies—our first rescue mission that required a crane truck. Little Sediba had fallen into a five-meter-deep handmade well and had been stuck there for about two days with no other elephants nearby. Because the rains have...
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Well, at this report, Elephant Havens has had a month of October that is unprecedented in our now, almost six, years of operation. We had eight new arrivals in October—that’s almost one new orphan reported and rescued every three-and-a-half days...
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My goodness. When we last connected in late July, the theme was dust, drought, demolition and development. As you might imagine, there is much to report. Let’s get to the dust and drought. Debra and I were in Botswana for most of August. When we...
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While Saharan dust gets all of the press, our corner of the Kalahari is taking flight these days as drought intensifies. We see the dust at the orphanage as the babies scramble for their bottles and joust with one another during their daily...
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We at Elephant Havens did not know you personally. You passed away before we could meet. We have learned that you lived a quiet, full life that began in Hong Kong nearly 100 years before your passing last year. You lived in New York, London, and...
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If you subscribe to our newsletter, you probably know that in March we embarked on a building campaign and have made significant fundraising progress. If not, let’s catch you up on the project that includes one more matching challenge that...
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Graduation Day is, for us, the bittersweet part of our mission of rescuing orphans and, eventually, returning them to the wild. Four of our herd, Sandy, Tshepiso, Seloko, and Mofa, have reached the age where they are weaned from the bottle and...
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This past year has brought our little orphanage phenomenal growth. If you’ve read our last updates, you know what we mean. New land for a soft release area, sooo many orphan rescue calls, two new handlers for each baby, and more. We are grateful...
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As always, we have much to share after our most recent trip. Firstly, we’re proud that after successfully completing their fundamental STEM course work (Sand bathing, Trunk coordination, Elephant herd etiquette and Mud bathing), the class of 2024...
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