There are 95 little reasons to be hopeful for the future of Africa’s elephants walking around Tsavo. Sia is one of them. She may be a little girl now, but when she is all grown up and raising babies of her own, she will still be standing side by side with her mother, ex-orphan Sagala. Elephants are a matriarchal species, which means that females form lifelong family units. Sia’s parentage is what makes her story extra special. We know who her father is, having witnessed her parents’ courtship – none other than our ex-orphan Laikipia: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/n…

This months-old calf was attacked by predators at the height of the dry season. He survived, but was left with septic bite wounds – and a very worried mother. To treat him safely in the field, our team had to dart both mother and calf with an anaesthetic drug, then set to work cleaning the calf’s many wounds. Fortunately, the damage was to soft tissue only, and he should make a good recovery. His was one of 13 treatments and translocations carried out in August alone by our Tsavo Mobile Veterinary team, a joint operation with the Kenya Wildlife Service. Thank you to every donor who makes each one possible.