Caring for Baby Refugee Elephants (2010)

Elephant Refuge (2010): Daphne Sheldrick and the sanctuary keepers have been acting as an adoptive family to orphaned baby elephants for over 30 years, loving them and preparing the elephants for life back in the wild. For similar stories, see: Current Poaching Rates Could Spell Extinction for African Elephants By 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-5fYVnW4Zo Where Have All the Elephants Gone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYhUjYWXZCA Supersized Polo! A bizarre colonial tradition hidden in Nepal s jungles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz8n6KIc0Do Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/5027/elephant-refuge Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures "Just like human babies, they want to be close to you, to be touched, to be comforted", Abdul Kashi, a keeper at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust says. And little wonder, as these gentle growing giants escape from the constant threat of poaching and drought. A lifetime s work by David Sheldrick s widow has ensured that the baby elephants have somewhere to grow strong. But while there are happy endings - one adult elephant enters the wild again - there are also deep underlying problems. Everyone at the Trust is worried about the decline in biodiversity in eastern Africa. "What you can see in the nursery is a microcosm of what is going on in the bush", explains Daphne. And the drought has ensured that their intake of orphaned elephants has doubled in the past year alone. SBS Australia – Ref. 5027 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.