IDA In Defense of Animals
January 2018
When funds and resources are used for real conservation by protecting elephants in the wild, natural cycles of multi-generational families and cultures thrive, and populations increase. This is a starkly bright and much-needed contrast to building multi-million dollar zoo exhibits where elephants live and die unnaturally.
© Amboseli Trust for Elephants
We are celebrating the first elephant birth on record of 2018 by
The
Amboseli Trust for Elephants in Africa! A female baby was born to an
elephant named Soit Nado. The Amboseli Trust for Elephants in Africa, led by
Dr. Cynthia Moss, works to ensure the long-term conservation and welfare of
Africa's elephants in Africa – where these elephants belong!
When funds and resources are used for real conservation by protecting
elephants in the wild, natural cycles of multi-generational families and
cultures thrive, and populations increase. This is a starkly bright and
much-needed contrast to building multi-million dollar zoo exhibits where
elephants live and die unnaturally.
An elephant birth in the wild is a real cause for celebration. Unlike
elephant calves who are the result of captive births in zoos, this baby will
be greeted and welcomed by her many relatives. Her bond with her mother will
be unbroken for life, and all will participate in helping her find her way
in the wild elephant world, as she grows up to have babies of her own and
the circle of life will continue. Life isn’t guaranteed in the wilds of
Amboseli (or anywhere in the world), but this baby represents a life that
statistically will be a longer and fuller life than an elephant born in a
zoo – and in the wild, she can directly contribute to the herd through
sociality, knowledge, and reproduction!
Congratulations to elephant mom Soit Nado, and to the Amboseli Trust for
Elephants for studying and protecting African elephants in the wild – where
they belong!
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