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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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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While you mostly hear us talk about the babies at the elephant orphanage, we also do so much with the local communities. If you haven’t already been to our Community Outreach page, we hope you’ll take a minute to hop over there and see some of...
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As much as we try to expect the unexpected, nothing prepared us for the past month at Elephant Havens. In October the count of youngsters at the orphanage stood at 10. By the first weekend in December, the herd had increased to 20. Some came to...
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Hello Friends of Elephant Havens! I am writing this update from the plane as we return from Botswana because we simply can’t wait to share so much news—just from September happenings. We have news of elephants, team members, funding goals...
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