EXCITING NEWS August 2025 - Read on!

Introducing the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary

The Reteti Elephant Sanctuary is based in Kenya and it takes in orphaned and abandoned elephant calves. The aim is to release them back into the wild herts adjoining Retiti.

The keepers caring for the elephants have all been trained in the care, rehabilitation and release of elephant calves.  They are recruited from the Namunyak Conservancy and they all have a deep respect for elephants.  You can meet some of the keepers here.

You can meet some of the elephants here – they are orphaned or abandoned because of drought, man-made wells, human-wildlife conflict and natural mortality.  It was the local community who wanted the Sanctuary.

There's very exciting news from the Sanctuary this August!  They have an appeal!

The Reteti Elephant Sanctuary has an appeal to raise $250,000 to buy a mobile veterinary clinic!  The clinic will reach the most remote, rugged parts of Northern Kenya and this should allow the Reteti tea to delivery essential care to injured and traumatised animals.  It could even prevent calves being made orphans!

Not only that, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has pledged to match every donation up to US$ 125,000 - and that means that donations will go twice as far!   A great way to make your donation go twice the distance!

Why this appeal matters:

There are a lot of challenges in the wild areas of Northern Kenya - climate change, droughts, the conflict with people.  Many animals are badly injured and orphaned every year as a result of these challenges.  And because of the terrain, help could be hours and even days away - there are very difficult conditions to cross and it can be impossible for the team to get to animals in time to save them. 

Reteti has launched a dedicateed Rapid-Response Mobile Veterinarian Unit - and the aim is to deliver lifesaving care in the huge landscape around the clock!  

Drive a chance and give these animals a fighting chance of survival!

You can also help by

• Adopting an elephant – adoptions are for a year.
• Gifting them a bottle of milk  - the video shows how much they adore it! Each elephant drinks about 8 bottles of milk a day, generally goats milk.  The elephants have a feed about every 3 hours and between feeds, the keepers take them on bush walks so that they can learn to browse, navigate and get used to the landscape.
• Donate
• Visiting the Sanctuary!
• As always, spreading the word about it.

Visit the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary's website here