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View fullsize When Reteti started 6 years ago we felt a certain amount of trepidation. It was something that hadn't been done before and many believed it wasn't possible. However, the overwhelming need for a sanctuary for the elephants and the people of North Ke
View fullsize When it's a scorching hot day and you don't have your mama's shadow to shade you from the sun - Lemarash and his umbrella jump in to action! It's hard to believe its been 6 years since we took this photo! We have been looking through the archives
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View fullsize Long'uro and his herd have been spending most of their their days out in the wilderness, as of late. Namunyak Conservancy, where we are located, is home to the largest population of free ranging elephants on community land in Kenya. This gives the o
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View fullsize When a Samburu elder greats a child they do so by putting their hand upon the child’s head. This is a sign of respect and passing on a blessing to the child. We have noticed that the elephants have the same way of greeting their keepers and
View fullsize Just around the corner from Reteti Elephant Sanctuary is this incredible rock art by @mantrarea. This artwork marks the significance of the exact spot where the initial meetings with community elders were held before the sanctuary began. Back the
View fullsize The belief that Samburu are ancestors of elephants has been around for centuries. Samburu folklore is rich with stories about the remarkable relationship and similarities between they share with elephants. Both Samburu and elephants are equally ren