A while ago, we had the pleasure of visiting the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nursery Viewing that they offer every day between 11am and 12pm. It was truly an amazing experience. For those of you that are not familiar with Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, they offer care for baby elephants that need it as well as care for other animals too. You can read more about what they do and why it’s important for Kenya’s wildlife here. You can choose to donate and support their cause by adopting an elephant. If you do plan to visit, keep in mind that the entrance fees are 20 USD per adult and 5 USD per child and they must be paid in advance through eCitizen.
The elephants we saw were all quite young as Sheldrick Wildlife Trust frees them once they are old enough to survive on their own. It was such an incredible experience that I don’t even know how to describe it. We learnt so much about elephants as well as some of the other animals they have helped. They also mentioned that poaching has decreased recently which is amazing news.
The elephants were so playful and friendly. They kept coming close to the humans but not where we were standing. I thought I wouldn’t be able to pet them but at the last moment one of the animals came close to our side and we were able to pet him. It was amazing!
Anyway, I wanted to share this amazing experience with all of you here so enjoy the images and I’ll share a video version on YouTube too which you’ll find at the end of the post.
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nursery Viewing
Big shoutout to my cousin brother for taking all the images and videos. He did a fantastic job!
We were also lucky enough to see this silly giraffe that also resides at the national park!
If you would like to see the video version of my experience you can do so on my YouTube channel. I’d really recommend viewing the video below because it shows the moment I was able to pet an elephant, which was really special:
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Final Thoughts
I hope everyone enjoyed virtually sharing this experience with me. This was one of those experiences I’ll never forget.
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