Matheu

Southern transplant in MA. Independent. Hiker. Amateur Photographer. Books. Waterfalls. Gentleman. Nature. Intense. Weird. Music. Randomness. 🏳️‍🌈

[Kyle Haigler for Congress @KyleHaigler]

Y’all need to stop trying to turn this Hakeem Jeffries situation into a race issue. For many of us, it’s about his unwavering support for Israel while our tax dollars fund what we believe is genocide. And you conveniently leave out that we don’t want Chuck Schumer either. Schumer isn’t Black. The opposition is for the same reason. It’s about policy, not race.

[Matheu @matheunin]

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[Randy Rainbow @RandyRainbow]

Oh what a beautiful moron… 🎶🌽🤠
(Stick around for the sing-along!)

#DummyWithTheWigOnTop #Parody #NewVideo

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Neither Moon nor Nyika has ever needed rescuing – yet both of their mothers brought them to Ithumba to meet us.

Ex-orphan Naserian arrived at dawn with news of Nyika’s birth, just as she had with her first daughter, Njema, four years earlier. We named the baby Nyika – ‘wilderness’ in Swahili, a favourite word of Daphne Sheldrick. Melia went one further, walking her month-old Moon into the stockade where she herself once lived.

Both these calves were born wild and free, thanks to a life saved many years ago. Your support makes this possible. Meet all the known wild-born babies: https://t.co/gAYG28HymE

[Global Sanctuary for Elephants @GlobalElephants]

One hundred elephant sculptures have arrived in Boston, highlighting wildlife coexistence and conservation. https://t.co/v3RuUrb4Lt

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

A lovely little peek into elephant devotion: While Lodo took a nap, ‘big brother’ Sattao stood protectively over him, almost soothing him to sleep. (An even sweeter detail: Sattao is now living wild; he popped by for a visit and took it upon himself to babysit!)

This is common behaviour among elephants. More often than not, it is females giving the care – but as you see here, males also have a strong nurturing streak.

Growing up in our care, these little survivors have found a loving family – one that will support them for the rest of their lives.
Meet the orphans we've rescued and raised: https://
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[Mara Elephant Project @MaraElephant]

For #WorldElephantDay, double your donation to connect coexistence with wildlife to community livelihoods.

Now through August 12, your donation is doubled up to $25,000.

Ripe crops tempt even the most passive elephants, but elephant-friendly farming might be the solution.

Mara Elephant Project is connecting elephant-friendly farming practices that empower people to earn a living with the need for wildlife to pass through.

By donating today, you invest in a solution that benefits the elephants and people that call the Mara home.

Let’s raise $50,000 for World Elephant Day. Your $1 gift instantly becomes $2!

Your generosity today makes a connection for elephants tomorrow.

Protect elephants, connect open spaces and promote coexistence.

Donate today: https://t.co/RsoKuFcxhj

@wrldelephantday

[explore.org @exploreorg]

Bearapalooza Weekend!

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Traffic Stop – Elephants Coming Through!

One of this week’s missions: helping 30 bulls navigate both a railway and a highway crossing to get back to safety.

Working with Kenya Wildlife Service teams on the ground, the SWT helicopter hovered overhead until the bulls formed a single group. Then, our pilot slowly shepherded the group through the railway underpass and towards the Mombasa Highway. KWS held up all road traffic, allowing the elephants safe passage.

The bulls’ journey home wasn’t complete yet. There was still a kilometre to go until they reached protected land, where ground teams created a temporary opening in the fence. Fortunately, the group was led by several older, experienced bulls, who knew the drill and cooperated with their aerial shepherd.

Three hours and two high-pressure crossings later, all the bulls were safely back inside Tsavo National Park.

Learn more about our conservation work and how you can support our mission https://t.co/RNRO7wx54j

[explore.org @exploreorg]

Bearapalooza at Brooks Falls!

[THE everything bagel @jaymillay]

Please share yall. They tryna say he attempted to “decapitate” himself. Covering it all up. Justice for Lonn

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Chamboi's Keepers were rarely late with his milk bottle – but should he have to wait even a few seconds, our orphaned rhino still made his displeasure known.

Rescued as a days-old newborn during dry and challenging conditions, we've seen him change from a blanket swaddled baby to big, burly surly toddler – our Keepers tell us this is a good thing!

#Throwback reminders like this go to show most orphans in our care start off their journeys as fragile (albeit demanding!) babies. Follow an orphan's journey by adopting: https://t.co/NW8OU4JJQa

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

It's hard to believe Chamboi was once so small our team could easily carry him in their arms. He used to squeak constantly for reassurance and comfort, but today - he's a teenager with a strut that is full of confidence!

Why was he so small? Well Chamboi was rescued as a newborn in September 2023 – found alone by rangers near a waterhole in Tsavo West at barely a day old, his mother nowhere to be found. We brought him to Kaluku, so he could grow up and reintegrate back into the same ecosystem he was rescued from.

He's still on that journey, growing up among orphaned elephants, Pips the giraffe and an assortment of other orphaned animals. But as black rhinos are want to be, Chamboi keeps to his own beat. He likes long walks, unhurried mud baths, a midday sleep, and afternoon play. Nearly always in that order.

Around 6,788 black rhino remain in the wild, so every animal saved (and rewilded) counts. Become a part of his story by adopting him, and your adoption can help fund his milk, care and Keepers: https://t.co/NW8OU4JJQa

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

For Sulwe and Zigi, sleeping is very much a one-way street. When they settled down for a midday nap, lovely Amali stood over them, guarding the babies as they slept.

But a few minutes later, when Amali wanted to take a quick siesta, the babies did everything they could to disrupt her. They clambered and crawled, tussled and tumbled, using Amali as their personal jungle gym. She seemed totally unfazed — being a nanny is tiring work, and she needed the rest!

Sulwe and Zigi are all SWT ‘grandkids’ — wild calves born to orphans we rescued, raised, and reintegrated back into the wild. Learn more about the next generation of elephants born to our Orphans’ Project: https://t.co/gAYG28HymE

[Helping Rhinos 🦏 @HelpingRhinos]

If Sunday was a rhino 💤😴

[Helping Rhinos 🦏 @HelpingRhinos]

We're marking a special birthday as Najin turns 37🥳
Adopt Najin & give her a birthday present that truly makes a difference supporting her daily care at @OlPejeta as well as efforts to bring her species back from the brink of extinction🦏
➡️ https://t.co/x9KHgnskh9
📷Ol Pejeta

[Save The Asian Elephants @stae_elephants]

Please support STAE’s work as we fight daily to save Asian elephants from extinction.
Your help is much appreciated.
https://t.co/XVFdx99nZb

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

One orphan always leaves us laughing. We are, of course, referring to Lemeki.

This is a classic manoeuvre of hers: She's been weaned off bottles, but she's always looking for opportunities to siphon off a sip or two. She also knows that the Keepers pour out a splash of leftover milk for the resident starlings. So, after the milk-dependent orphans have had their afternoon bottles, she saunters over, casual as can be – then makes a last-minute diversion to raid the birds' proverbial cupboard!

Just like humans, elephants have unique personalities. Lemeki is clever, canny, and absolutely hilarious. Her story began in raging floodwaters, plucked to safety before she drowned. Today, she is eight years old – and an absolute pride to everyone who has been part of her story.

You can become part of an orphan like Lemeki's story, as a gift for yourself or someone special. Adopt in a few simple steps: https://t.co/CooVpdJj7e

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

Are male elephants really loners?

What unfolds at Ithumba suggests not! Our Keepers often see large congregations of mature bulls hanging out together by the water hole, or moving through with a retinue of younger males trailing in their wake – learning from the older, more experienced animals as they go.

In fact, when a young male leaves his family, he doesn't strike out entirely alone. He'll fall in with other bachelors, or attach himself to a female herd for a while, before eventually finding a more independent life. Our orphaned bulls follow the same path. Sattao, here, got his first taste of the wild when much older ex-orphans Challa and Zurura took him under their wing. Today he's living wild too.

Discover how we're raising orphaned elephants back to the wild @SheldrickTrust

[Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust]

How big is a baby hippo? Join Bumpy for his morning weigh-in and find out! This time, our solid little fellow logged a sturdy 46 kilograms / 101 pounds – he’s gaining about three kilograms a week.

Bumpy is one of our newest arrivals. His mother died, likely in a territorial fight defending her baby’s life. He spent at least a day huddled by her body before the Kenya Wildlife Service rescued him and brought him into our care.

You can become part of Bumpy’s journey — read his full rescue story and support him through an adoption: https://t.co/qAEjrv65WE