The Rescue of Raha, An Orphaned Rhino | Sheldrick Trust

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On the afternoon of 23rd September 2022, Ol Pejeta Conservancy scouts reported a tiny black rhino calf who was in a desperate way. She was all alone, with no other rhinos in the area. We will never know why she was abandoned at such a young age. Perhaps her mother rejected her, or perhaps she got into an altercation with another rhino and the calf was cast aside in the process.

In its prime, a rhino is one of the most formidable creatures in Africa, but a calf is terribly vulnerable to predators. In the short time she had been on her own, predators, we think jackals, had attacked Raha, mauling her and causing nasty injuries.

The SWT/KWS Mount Kenya Vet Unit rushed to the scene. They were confronted with an impossibly tiny calf, who was no more than a week old at best. The predators had done a serious number on her, adding a whole new level of urgency to her situation. She was frightened and in great distress, pain etched across her little face.

Read the full story of Raha’s rescue and early recovery at: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/raha

Established in 1977, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) operates the world’s most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program, rescuing and hand-rearing orphaned elephants and other animals that have lost their mothers, all too often as a result of human activity. But we do much more than this. Through our Aerial, Anti-Poaching and Mobile Veterinary Units, we safeguard the natural environment and provide immediate assistance to wild animals in need. We also secure irreplaceable wilderness areas so that animals will always have space to roam and work with local partners and communities to ensure people and wildlife can live alongside one another.

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39 thoughts on “The Rescue of Raha, An Orphaned Rhino | Sheldrick Trust”

  2. The article about her at their website (linked in the video description) is a great read. What a precious little rhino. Thank you, Angela and staff, for your faithful heart and care of these precious ones. Truly!

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  11. God bless each and every single one of you that helped save one of Gods creatures! She went through a lot…but your patience kindness and love are an inspiration to all of us! And you are proof that Angels walk on Earth!!! Thank You for being so kind and generous with your love!!!

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  13. I so admire the team beautiful beautiful people that understand these and know what they need and know what they're missing words cannot describe it I wish I was you guys God's plan who knew what you would be doing but he put you in the right place lucky very lucky blessed

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  16. My crew:🐘 Larro, 🐘Olorien, 🐘Tingai, 🐘Kamili, 🐘Kitich, 🐘Shujaa, 🐘Doldol. And 🦏Apollo of course! I guess I'm going to adopt another rhino🦏 … I dont have the health to visit my crew in Kenya so I keep adopting more instead ☺

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  21. 😁❤️she really makes me smile n LOL I like her alot ❤️😁
    I look forward to watching her growth😊❤
    ?? Do baby rhinos use the same formula the ellie use? Anybody know?
    I just learned that they throw dirt in themselves like an elephant does

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  28. Just curious how many sick hungry neglected children you flew over to rescue this beast. I know you try to make these field beasts human but they never will be. Why dont you check on the "challenging" times and "unwaivering" spirit of the thousands of children in that country that won't see their 10 th birthday due to starvation abuse and neglect? Yet thid beast recieves a private plane ride to intensive round the clock care? Shameful SMH

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  29. I Wonder how many sick, hungry, neglected children they flew over to rescue this beast.? . Why dont you check on the "challenging" times and "unwaivering" spirit of the thousands of children in that country that won't see their 10 th birthday due to starvation , disease abuse and neglect? Yet this animal gets a private plane ride to intensive round the clock care? We've lost our way and these screwed up priorities will continue to surface in human crisis after crisis. I wish the women of my country would stop saying idiotic things like "precious baby" , they are wild animals ok? Until we stop wasting our valuable resources on these beasts of the field, and start helping our fellow man on need, nothing will ever get better. It amazes me with the world economy the way it is and millions of people in desperate need of resources like housing food medical care,etc we continue to squander valuable resources on these animals who mother nature is perfectly capable of dealing with instead of us. These "orphanages" are a warm and fuzzy story for tourists who can mail checks and not have to live in the environment it's causing effect to. These elephants and Rhino will grow to be enormous adults who require a ton of food and water in a shrinking habitat. These place are going to cause an over population issue and most likely these animals will be culled to save the ecosystems. You all are just fattening these little calves up for the future hunters who will have a ball with it. Think about it, go hold a real baby and actually do something worth while. elephantShameful SMH

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  31. Oh, what an adorable baby girl! She is so, so lucky to have the Veterinarians and keepers of Sheldrick taking care of her. Looking forward to seeing her grow into a healthy, beautiful Rhino! Thank you for sharing her journey with us.

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  34. Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. She’s the sweet little girl. I’m praying for her full recovery.
    Many thanks to everyone at SWT for all your hard work and dedication to those lovely babies.
    God bless you all.

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  35. It is the shame of homo sapiens that we cannot agree on whether other lifeforms are allowed to live on our world. If we could agree on that, then independent organizations would not spend a great deal of money saving individual lives. Instead, the resources would go to preserving all wildlife lives.

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