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Perhaps better known for rescuing orphan elephants, The David Sheldrick Wildlife trust orphanage is home to a menagerie of other orphans. In the case of Kiko the orphaned Giraffe, a call came from the KWS at Meru National Park to say they had found a young Giraffe without his mother. He was probably less than a week old, had nothing been done he would not have survived.
A team from DSWT was sent to rescue Kiko and transfer him to their Nairobi orphanage. After a successful rescue involving a plane, 4×4 vehicles and lots of hands on carrying, Kiko arrived in Nairobi. He is now settling in and making friends with the baby Elephants at the Trust’s Nairobi HQ.
Foster Kiko today and follow his journey back to a life in the wild at www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org

By Mark Bloomfield

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