Breaking News: ZEN Elephant Adventures Into The Wild
Early in the morning, Brave Tshuma and Brighton Bhunu who were on night duty saw that there was a wild elephant at the interaction zone and quickly informed ZEN Project Manager, Jos Danckwerts. After observing the interaction, Brave, Brighton and Jos opened the bomas and released the ZEN herd into the bush. There was great excitement from the whole herd, with lots of rumbling and trumpeting as they sensed the nearby presence of wild elephants! The whole herd rushed into the forest, out of sight and approached the big wild bull and it’s two large companions whilst the handlers and rangers slowly followed the herd from a safe distance.
SIZI Stung By A Bee Inside of Her Trunk
SIZI Stung By A Bee Inside of Her Trunk
To put it lightly, bees are awesome. These industrious insects have been around for roughly 125 million years (give or take 15 million years or so) and although bee numbers are sadly declining, the remaining survivors continue to act as invaluable resources to our planet and its other residents in numerous ways. Bees may be important, but getting stung by a bee is not fun at all … especially is the bee sting is UP your trunk!
That is unfortunately what happened to Sizi, an elephant in the care of Wild is Life Trust and ZEN, a wildlife sanctuary for orphaned and injured animals in Zimbabwe. A bee stung her 70 centimeters INSIDE of her trunk and at first, her caregivers couldn’t figure out what was wrong. She was playing with her friends and then suddenly she screamed and cried out, according to Wild is Life Trust. She went become agitated and was not able to drink out of her bottle. If that wasn’t enough, her trunk was partially paralyzed and she was clearly in a lot of pain.
Destination wild for the rescued elephant victims
Destination wild for the rescued elephant victims
A WHISKERY trunk drizzled with morning dew stretches intrepidly forwards to savour the sweet scent of hope. Wielding one of nature’s most iconic and sensitive wonders, the young orphan elephant breathes in the air, takes a few tentative steps and so begins a journey that has become a symbol of hope for its threatened kindred.
Orphaned elephants in Zimbabwe make an emotional return to the wild.
Orphaned elephants in Zimbabwe make an emotional return to the wild.
Nature has bestowed upon us few things more beautiful than elephants. Yet these majestic beasts often live the hardest lives.
Population numbers are dwindling and they are frequently at risk from the scourge of poaching. Thoughtless hunters slay these animals for the ivory in their tusks, selling them on to the black market as falsified cures for illnesses.
However, for every bad guy with a gun, there are two golden-hearted heroes who help rehabilitate injured or orphaned animals.