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dixiegrrrrl

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4. A marvelous group, god bless them.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2018, 08:10 PM

Mar 2018

Founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick D.B.E, in honour of the memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick MBE, the DSWT claims a rich and deeply rooted family history in wildlife and conservation.

https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/about_us.asp

I actually just yesterday spent a long time on their website, reading the tales of the elephants they have rescued.

https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/index.asp

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"People often ask why I love elephants so much. Zongoloni's story is a big reason why." [View all] demmiblue Mar 2018 OP

People should try to be even half as civilized as the "animals" Doremus Mar 2018 #1

What a heartbreaker. Elephants are such magnificent creatures. sweetroxie Mar 2018 #2

SHIT !!! (Areatha Franklin Gif) uponit7771 Mar 2018 #3

A marvelous group, god bless them. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2018 #4

We continually seek to regard ourselves in an elevated position above the rest of nature misanthrope Mar 2018 #5

Wow...thanks for posting! Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2018 #6