JULY 17 SAVING ELEPHANTS, HELPING A COMMUNITY
to buy it. Instead, they
developed their own,
based on goat milk
from neighboring pas-
toralists. It’s nutritious,
cheaper, and a way for
Reteti to contribute
to the local economy.
This creative solution
forms stronger ties
between villagers and
elephants, encour-
aging a peaceful
coexistence.Meibae, a three-
year-old orphan at
Reteti Elephant Sanc-
tuary, in Kenya, chugs
a bottle grasped in
his coiled trunk. The
calves used to drink
human infant formula,
but the coronavirus
lockdown made it
difficult for staff mem-
bers to travel from the
remote sanctuary to
the town of Nanyuki