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Elephant Diaries
Meet Dr. Sheldrick
Dr. Daphne Sheldrick is an icon of the conservation world. As the founder of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, she has devoted her life to rescuing and raising Africa's orphaned and injured wildlife. In the process, she has become one of the world's greatest living authorities on the African elephant, the black rhinoceros and the rearing of wild creatures.

Jipe the Elephant Calf
  
INTERACTIVE SLIDE SHOW
 Find out what goes on at Dr. Daphne Sheldrick's elephant nursery in Nairobi, Kenya. See photos of the calves as she explains how they're rescued, what happens when they arrive at the nursery, how strongly they bond with the keepers and one another, and what happens when it's time to leave. Listen to her story. (Prefer the printed word? Read the transcript.)
Dr. Daphne Sheldrick
  
MEET DR. DAPHNE SHELDRICK
 At age 3 she rescued her first wild orphan, an antelope calf, near her home in the Kenyan highlands. Since then, Dr. Daphne Sheldrick has been caring for orphaned and injured wildlife, from baby birds to abandoned elephants. Throughout her distinguished career, she's given hundreds of animals a second chance. Her greatest hope is that we learn to live in balance with nature. Meet this remarkable woman.

Picture(s): Simon Nash/DCI | Courtesy of The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust |

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