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Let’s take a look at a day in the life of the Mpisi learners… The classroom goes quiet and only the crinkling of wrappers can be heard as the schoolchildren open their Nkosi bars. Sitting sweetly at their desks in their neat blue and yellow uniforms, the young learners break into smiles and little jigs … Continued
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Once Upon A Time We are busy writing a children’s book about Khanyisa’s journey, to share her life with young readers and create new homes and classrooms of elephant lovers. We hope to finish all the chapters soon and start the process of looking for publishers who share our vision for the book. Here is … Continued
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You might not know it, but before rehabilitating elephant orphans, HERD Founder, Adine Roode dedicated her services to rhino orphans. Adine ran the rhino rehabilitation programme at HESC (Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre) for many years and was part of the rhinos’ rehabilitative journey up until HERD elephant orphanage was built, and shortly after a few … Continued
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For World Elephant Day 2023, we hosted our second annual Trails for Trunks event. Once again, the goal of the event was to raise awareness for elephants and their conservation. Elephant lovers from all around the world came together to run, walk, swim, cycle, dance, hike, and get active for elephants. Trails for Trunks 2023 … Continued
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Home is where the heart is. But it’s also a place of survival, one of the essential needs of both humans and animals. Elephants rely on the health of their home environment for their own health as individuals and as a herd. For their very existence. As we work to protect the herd of elephants … Continued
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The difference between a calf’s smooth foot and a grown elephant’s is quite fascinating! Here are our favourite elephant feet facts. Did you know… Elephants are capable of walking without making much sound, but sometimes they purposefully scuff their feet against the ground to produce sounds. Elephants may lift or swing their feet when they … Continued
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This August, we have celebrated not only World Elephant Day, Women’s Month, Limpopo and Kumbura, but also Mr Mischief himself, Mambo as he turns 14 on 29 August 2023. Mambo is an exciting mix of mayhem, enthusiasm and sweetness. One minute he’s abandoning Khanyisa in her moment of need and the next, he’s happily foraging … Continued
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An Amazing Journey of Weigh-ins for Baby Elephant Khanyisa! As we celebrate KHANYISA’S ONE TONNE milestone, we invite you to take a look back at some very special weigh-in moments! Khanyisa started at the orphanage weighing around 124 kilograms and quickly worked her way up. There were moments in between that scared us as she … Continued
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On Saturday the 12th of August, HERD, along with AdventureTails, hosted the first Trails for Trunks physical event at the Big Red Barn in Pretoria. Distances varied from 5km to 21km for walkers, runners and cyclists. Despite the chilly winter morning, we had 133 eager participants arrive at 7am – ready to go! Runners and … Continued
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What makes Limpopo special? Here are our top six qualities in Limpopo that stand out. Tell us what you love most about her. Limpopo’s Story On the 19th August 2006, female elephant Limpopo was born to the Jabulani herd. Her birth was an extremely significant event for both the elephants and our team, as she was the … Continued
