Keepers' Diaries, September 2008

Voi Reintegration Unit

Again the Voi orphans have found no reason to return to their erstwhile Stockades this month, which is surprising, since it is the height of a very challenging dry season, when both food and water always become scarce commodities. However, Emily’s and Natumi’s group were seen all together in amongst herds of wild elephants at neighbouring Ngutuni ranch where there is more fodder on two occasions this month. Uaso, Mpenzi and Lissa with her two babies were with them, and all were in good shape, overjoyed to meet and mingle again briefly with their Keepers before returning to rejoin their wild friends. This event was actually captured on film by a German television unit.