Devastating news from Amboseli. One of our best-loved big matriarchs, Qumquat, was slaughtered by poachers, along with her two young daughters. Her youngest daughter was found alongside the carcasses, and we rescued her yesterday with the help of David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Her 6-month-old grandson is missing. Apologies for these upsetting images; this is the cruel and bloody reality of the ivory trade. These elephants were killed very close to the border of the Park.
1 Qumquat was the first female to give birth in our baby boom. Her daughter was found next to her mother’s carcass; we rescued her with the help of David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, who will care for her. She is traumatized.
2 This is Qumquat’s daughter, born in 1999. She had just given birth to her first calf, a son, who is missing. He is only 6 months old. If we cannot find him and get him to the Sheldrick’s orphanage, he will certainly die.
3 This is Quaye, Qumquat’s other daughter. She was only 10.
BRON : Amboseli Trust for Elephants
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