We can’t believe it’s already been two and a half years since brave little Seek arrived at Reteti! He may be blind in one eye, but Seek certainly has the gift of intuition.

We are delighted to share that the first phase of our borehole project has been successfully completed! After drilling 256m, we have finally hit water!

This World Water Day, invest in the creation of a new sustainable water source for Reteti Elephant Sanctuary.

Your support will create a permanent water source amidst limited rainfall and drought, to support Reteti’s orphans.

Dramatic yet heartwarming reunion was witnessed by a team of delighted Reteti keepers, vets and community volunteers. Don’t worry this story has a happy ending, so keep reading!

Told with compassion and intimacy, here is a story of one man, but it’s also the story of so much more. It’s the story of heartfelt empathy and gentle guidance. A man who has never lost an animal under his care. He is famously know as Lekupanai 53 years of age, with 10years of experience as wildlife keeper.

The keepers started to hear lots of grumbling and rumbling. The little baby elephant the herd was looking after, perked up and started grumbling and rumbling, and then the keepers knew that this was his herd! They knew that, with all the communication that was going on, this was his mum!

On the 10th November 2016, at 15 months old she was collected by helicopter from Shaba National reserve where her mother had been shot dead, very accurately in the head by poachers. We assume it was a poacher as the evidence of the accurate killer shot to the head.

For a great portion of Northern Kenya, the people and wildlife live side by side, sharing grasslands, forests, and water sources on community owned land.

Late last night, word came in that a female elephant had been shot and wounded and that there were two young elephants with her who needed rescue. A lot of work is done to ensure that elephants that are rescued are actually orphans and not temporarily abandoned.