Tiny Elephant Who Desperately Ran After His Family But Got Lost Is Now Safe (PHOTOS)

Recently, a ten-day-old elephant was found by Save the Elephants, a non-profit organization in Nairobi, Kenya, in the most heartbreaking of situations. The little calf was found running up and down the bank of a river, calling out loudly for his family, which was nowhere to be found.

The baby elephant then JUMPED into the crocodile-infested river and began to swim, according to Save the Elephants. He was clearly trying to do everything in his power to find his family! Courageously, staff from the Elephant Bedroom Camp risked their lives and jumped into the river after noticing the little one was struggling against the currents.

Save The Elephants, together with Nasuluu rangers, helped airlift the baby – now named Ewaso – to Reteti Elephant Sanctuary Community United for Elephants.  

Despite such a traumatic ordeal, Save the Elephants reports Ewaso is doing well! 

Save the Elephants’ field teams continue to search for Ewaso’s mom, in hopes the two can be reunited soon. At the very least, this sweet baby is now safe! 

Elephants are incredibly intelligent and emotional creatures. In the wild, they have dynamic lives and play an integral role in forming their ecosystems. What’s more, elephants are immensely social beings who can go for years without seeing a loved one and then immediately recognize them upon meeting again. They mourn dead members of their herds and help family members and friends survive in times of drought or crisis.

But sadly, African elephants face a number of dangers, including poaching, habitat loss, and trophy hunting. These dangers are so real that in just in the past ten years, elephant populations have dropped by an alarming 62 percent, and conservationists predict they could go extinct by the end of the decade if nothing is done to protect them.

With the recent news of the Trump Administration’s potential decision to reverse the Obama Administration’s ban on importing so-called “trophies” from elephant and lion hunts in Africa, particularly from Zimbabwe and Zambia, we must do all that we can to save these amazing animals. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has set up a petition to make sure the ban on importing “trophies” from these hunts stays in effect. Take a moment to sign the petition and urge your family and friends to do the same!

For more information how Save the Elephant’s life-saving mission to help elephants and how you can help, visit their website. And please share Ewaso’s story to garner more Support for elephants!

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