Ajabu, The Tiniest Orphan

Early on Thursday 4th April a tiny female elephant calf was spotted by tour operators in Tsavo East National Park about three kilometres from Msinga Hill and the Trust’s Voi stockades. The baby was desperate for company and had taken to following the tour vans that were watching her. No wild elephants could be seen in the vicinity and the calf was very close to a large water pan notorious for lions which come to ambush the animals drinking there. Having watched the desperate scene for some time one of the tour operators reported the baby to the Kenya Wildlife Service who then contacted the Trust’s keepers at Voi stockades.