Susan Bernstein

Recent scenes from our Nairobi Nursery. Which is your favourite? 1.Nothing gets between Poppi and her milk 2.Notty, right at home amid the orphan herd 3.Arthi, our little bull, can be such a show-off! Every animal seen here is an orphan, rescued and brought into our care so they can experience the love of a family. When they are grown and ready, they will return to a protected landscape where they can roam wild, just as they were born to do. Meet the herd and find out how you can adopt an orphaned animal in our care for yourself or as a gift for someone special: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/o…

Why do the orphans each have their own "room" at night? First, the reassuring part: a room of one's own doesn't mean sleeping alone. The orphans bed down on soft hay, surrounded by the comforting rumbles of the others, with a Keeper right beside them throughout the night. Neighbours often rumble to one another through the walls before settling down for sleep. As for the separate rooms themselves, there's one main reason: they allow the Keepers to provide one-to-one care, feed each orphan during the night and closely monitor how much every individual is eating and how they're doing. Each orphan has its own cosy, secure space – close to the herd, but a space of its own. As they grow older and need a little less support at night, they graduate to communal stockades, where they can enjoy the company of one another while also encountering nocturnal wild visitors that wander through.