MetteHerum

climate-friend, love elephants , Reiki Healer, Artist. INFJ. 🇩🇰 stay safe, start evolving & shine your light, now more than ever! ✌🏻🕉 🇺🇦 🇬🇱

[MetteHerum @Indigo_ways]

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🚨 Please Help Us Help Rose and Precious

Rose is only 18 years old—an exhausted teenage mum, blind in one eye, struggling to protect her boisterous one-year-old baby boy. #ElephantRescue #ElephantFundraiser #ElephantLovers

[MetteHerum @Indigo_ways]

@SheldrickTrust It’s like they evaporate. I remember one of your videos with Pardamat and my Olomunyak wrestling and Pardamat was loosing and slowly he backed up and “evaporated”. 😃

[Global Sanctuary for Elephants @GlobalElephants]

Baby met Maia, Bambi, and Guillermina for the first time today! Guille was the first to approach, touching trunks with Baby through the fence. Maia offered a gentle greeting, but Baby chose to explore instead. A positive first meeting! https://t.co/YsTUBE1wLO

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Little Arthi is rallying the troops and turning playtime into a group activity. Before long, Taroha, Olomunyak, Mzinga and Muridjo were fully stuck into the game. For our Nursery herd, fun really is contagious! 🐘

Every elephant seen here is an orphan. Discover their rescue stories and help us provide the round-the-clock care and wild futures they deserve: https://t.co/CooVpdJj7e

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

This was a classic. Korbessa tries so hard to be a great nanny – and she really is a natural – but seeing little Wangalla take custody of the much coveted hosepipe was a bridge too far. She tried to ignore it, tried to summon the youngster, and finally could try no longer! Whirled around to snatch the pipe right out of Wangalla’s grasp!

Wangalla may be the youngest orphaned elephant at our Kaluku Unit, but as these moments remind us, three-year-old Korbessa is still very much a baby herself. Both girls will remain in our care until they are grown up and ready to reclaim their place in the wild – a process that can take upwards of a decade.

Read Wangalla and Korbessa’s rescue stories, meet all the orphans, and support their round-the-clock care through an adoption: https://t.co/CooVpdJj7e

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Korbessa was just days old when KWS rangers found her at first light, staring up at them from the bottom of a well on the boundary of Meru. She took her subsequent rescue in her stride – after fluids from the vet, she fell into such a deep slumber that she had to be woken to board the plane.

At our neonate unit in Kaluku, the newborn nicknamed ‘our little frog’ due to her signature pose when lying down was entrusted to Keeper Joseph, and this footage shows exactly what that meant: wherever he walked, she followed, a tiny shadow with outsized confidence. She came to know every Keeper in time – but Joseph remains a firm favourite.

This #FlashbackFriday, discover her story: https://t.co/DGxl9ikht2

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Wangalla never misses evening tea with the Keepers – and she even brings her own provisions!
She pays her respects, grabs a bite, takes a seat and then carries on with her evening rounds.

It all began when she was a neonate, after we realised she was far too restless to settle in her stable at dusk. Now, she has free run of the compound until bedtime – whenever she decides that might be!

Discover Wangalla’s rescue story and support her care through an adoption: https://t.co/loS0hJV6JZ

[MetteHerum @Indigo_ways]

@SheldrickTrust I’m guessing November 20 for arrival of baby number2. I hope it will be a safe birth for mama and baby.
And I hope Mwana won’t sulk too much.

[Captive Elephants in Sri Lanka @SriLankaEles]

Cultures & traditions can, do and should change as our knowledge of the harm they cause grows. ‘culture’ should never be an excuse for cruelty! 🐘@anuradisanayake @Dr_HariniA #DontdoitSriLanka #Captivitykills #Elephants

[Captive Elephants in Sri Lanka @SriLankaEles]

Is a nation whose government condemns animals 🐘to certain extreme suffering worthy of our tourist dollars? @anuradisanayake @Dr_HariniA #DontdoitSriLanka #Captivitykills #Elephants

[Captive Elephants in Sri Lanka @SriLankaEles]

Join the Tweetstorm to 🛑STOP more elephants being ‘gifted’ to temples in Sri Lanka. Automated tweets here 👉 https://t.co/qo54CXxVIt #DontdoitSrilanka

[Dolly Parton @DollyParton]

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at https://t.co/cLu9I7M2wC

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at https://t.co/arzrqInqJA

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Behind every orphan are the Keepers who have earned their trust. Here's Lemeki with Voi Head Keeper Joseph, in the kind of quiet, unhurried contact that comes after years of care.

Rescued as a week-old newborn in 2018, Lemeki was plucked from the floodwaters of the Mara River and raised by our Keepers. Now, as she journeys towards a life back in the wild, she has grown into the matriarch of our dependent Voi herd.

Learn about our pioneering Orphans' Project: https://t.co/EdWRBjgrNL

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

An elephant’s trunk ends in two remarkably dexterous 'fingers', precise enough to pluck a single blade of grass.

Olomunyak, one of the friendliest members of the Nairobi Nursery herd, has found a rather more entertaining use for his: splashing, swirling and blowing bubbles in the water trough outside his stockade.

Long after the other orphans had settled into eating their night's supply of freshly cut greens, he was still at it. Proof that little ones love to play, whatever the species.

Meet Olomunyak: https://t.co/gDv6SJxNpg

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Four years ago today, Korbessa arrived at our Kaluku Neonate Nursery. She was just days old, rescued after falling into a well in Meru National Park.

She was the smallest orphan in the Kaluku herd, but soon took charge of the group, starting with her sidekick, Toto.

Four years on, this little girl, affectionately known as “Little Frog” for the position she adopts when lying down, runs a tighter ship than ever. The rest of us just do what she wants!

Meet Korbessa: https://t.co/DGxl9ikht2

[Global Sanctuary for Elephants @GlobalElephants]

Let's talk more about Baby! Listen to episode 75 of our podcast, Global Rumblings, anywhere you get your podcasts, find a video version on our YouTube, or listen and read a transcript on our website, here: https://t.co/tQCEVHaLXr

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Dare we say naughty Kipekee is… growing up? Since Zuri arrived and took her crown as the smallest and most spoiled member of the Nairobi herd, Kipekee’s manners have improved by a mile. Perhaps she’s determined to prove she’s the more mature of the two!

Of course, she’s still a little princess to our Nursery nannies. Here, she helps herself to mouthfuls of Nyambeni’s hard-earned greens, with little complaint from the older girl!

Rescued last June after losing her mother to human-wildlife conflict, Kipekee arrived in very poor condition. A year of round-the-clock care has seen her blossom, both physically and emotionally.

Support her journey through an adoption, from $50/£35 a year: https://t.co/yhPulvkrxr

[epistemiccrisis @goldstar002]

#greenscreen #greenscreenvideo This video is my opinion 🤓 #maga #trump #health

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

We have now met 94 babies born wild to orphan elephants we rescued, raised and rewilded. In a wonderful demonstration of the lifelong bond they form with the Keepers, many of our ex-orphan mums return to our reintegration units after giving birth to show off their babies to the people who raised them. We have even witnessed several mothers returning to give birth at our units!

Every rescue carries this possibility within it. At our Umani Springs unit, we are watching a new generation of elephants enter the world. What began with two elephants in 2014 – Murera and Sonje – has grown into a family herd already featuring four wild-born babies, with more on the way!

This success is one of five examples of elephant conservation in action: https://t.co/QlTGqOXg86

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

One thing about Lima Lima: motherhood hasn’t cramped her style! She has always been on her own planet – and that hasn’t changed, even now that little Lenny is in her orbit.

But Lima Lima may be a lesson for us all. She takes care of herself so she can better look after everyone else. She’s the Umani Keepers’ most devoted guardian, always on the lookout for danger and the first to investigate any unusual sound or smell. We really rely on her.

So while Lima Lima enjoying some “me” time as her friends watch Lenny may look unremarkable, there’s more to the story.

Learn more about our Umani family: https://t.co/o4N5UDA3UG

[MetteHerum @Indigo_ways]

@KerstenBeatrix @SheldrickTrust You could check out Elephant Voices, The Elephant Ethogram