The following is Elephant Orphan named: NYIKA 

Name Gender Date Born Location Found Age on Arrival Comments Reason for being Orphaned
 NYIKA  Male  Thursday, September 29, 2011 Taita Hills Sanctuary  10 Months  Found wandering alone  Poaching 

Elephant Orphan Gallery for NYIKA:

 Nyika with ears spread Nyika enjoying a dustbath at the visiting hour Nyika with the Nairobi herd Nyika and Abde
Nyika with ears spread
photo taken on 8/31/2012


Nyika enjoying a dustbath at the visiting hour
photo taken on 8/26/2012


Nyika with the Nairobi herd
photo taken on 8/22/2012


Nyika and Abde
photo taken on 8/22/2012


 Nyika in the plane Nyika during the flight Nyika in the stockade Giving Nyika milk at the stockade
Nyika in the plane
photo taken on 8/22/2012


Nyika during the flight
photo taken on 8/22/2012


Nyika in the stockade
photo taken on 8/22/2012


Giving Nyika milk at the stockade
photo taken on 8/22/2012


 Nyika before the flight Preparing Nyika for the flight Loading the calf into the pickup for transport to the airstrip Securing Nyika for transport to the Voi stockades
Nyika before the flight
photo taken on 8/22/2012


Preparing Nyika for the flight
photo taken on 8/22/2012


Loading the calf into the pickup for transport to the airstrip
photo taken on 8/22/2012


Securing Nyika for transport to the Voi stockades
photo taken on 8/22/2012


 Securing the Nyika Nyika resting while the little ones browse Nyika in the company of a keeper Nyika enjoying a bottle of milk
Securing the Nyika
photo taken on 8/22/2012


Nyika resting while the little ones browse
photo taken on 8/17/2012


Nyika in the company of a keeper
photo taken on 8/11/2012


Nyika enjoying a bottle of milk
photo taken on 8/1/2012


 Nyika hiding in the herd Nyika with Balguda Nyika in the park Balguda with Nyika
Nyika hiding in the herd
photo taken on 7/30/2012


Nyika with Balguda
photo taken on 7/30/2012


Nyika in the park
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Balguda with Nyika
photo taken on 7/29/2012


 The calf is placed in one of the stockades at Voi Nyika with the herd Nyika is brought into the stockade Nyika in the stockade in Nairobi
The calf is placed in one of the stockades at Voi
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Nyika with the herd
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Nyika is brought into the stockade
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Nyika in the stockade in Nairobi
photo taken on 7/29/2012


 Nyika Nyika during the flight to Nairobi Loading the calf into the vehicle Loading the calf into the pickup for transport to the airstrip
Nyika
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Nyika during the flight to Nairobi
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Loading the calf into the vehicle
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Loading the calf into the pickup for transport to the airstrip
photo taken on 7/29/2012


 Giving the calf milk Preparing to load Nyika into the plane Preparing to take the calf to the airstrip The calf is offloaded at the Voi stockades
Giving the calf milk
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Preparing to load Nyika into the plane
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Preparing to take the calf to the airstrip
photo taken on 7/29/2012


The calf is offloaded at the Voi stockades
photo taken on 7/29/2012


 The calf is given milk The calf is comforted by Abdi The calf is carried into the stockade The calf in the stockade at Voi
The calf is given milk
photo taken on 7/29/2012


The calf is comforted by Abdi
photo taken on 7/29/2012


The calf is carried into the stockade
photo taken on 7/29/2012


The calf in the stockade at Voi
photo taken on 7/29/2012


 The calf in the plane Securing the calf Securing the calf for transport to the Voi stockades The calf at Voi stockade
The calf in the plane
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Securing the calf
photo taken on 7/29/2012


Securing the calf for transport to the Voi stockades
photo taken on 7/29/2012


The calf at Voi stockade
photo taken on 7/29/2012


 
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