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David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

This is a desperate situation and we urgently need your help. Three baby elephants, tragic victims of ivory poaching in Zambia, were recently found orphaned and traumatised - left to die. They were rescued and taken to join Phoenix at the new Elephant Orphanage Bush Camp, a project still in its infancy but proudly supported by DSWF.

Just as the confused baby elephants were beginning to stabilise and settle in, the annual rains came - exceptional, unprecedented and utterly unforgiving. The orphanage flooded and has suffered disastrous damage. Precious supplies have been washed away and the relentless storms have made communications impossible and roads impassable. We fear for the safety of the keepers and the very survival of the babies.

After frantic phone calls a safer site was located and Phoenix, together with her little friends, wrapped in blankets to protect them from the elements, made the treacherous journey to higher ground. The current rains are an enormous setback. Phoenix, our first rescued elephant and now a healthy six-year old, is proof of the value and success of this project. We must not give up on these heartbreaking victims of the bloody ivory trade, we must help create a living legacy for Zambia's wildlife.

To do this we need your help. We need timber to construct stronger stables and bomas, we need heavy duty tents, more blankets and endless quantities of special milk formula to sustain these hungry babies. And, we need to continue to support anti-poaching operations in Zambia to help put an end to this despicable illegal trade. I shall be visiting the project at the end of this month to see for myself what needs to be done and to raise support and funds locally. Details of how you can help can be found by clicking the appeal leaflet link above. I know it's a big 'ask' but your donation really will make a huge difference to the survival of Zambia's elephants and especially right now, to Phoenix, Chamalandu, Chodoba and little Zamma.

Since writing this letter Phoenix has tragically died but she leaves a lasting legacy - a sanctuary for her little friends and many more orphans that will surely arrive until ivory poaching is finally stopped. With the loss of Phoenix we are more determined than ever to step up our efforts in her name. As our good friend Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, who has been so supportive throughout this project said in a recent email about Phoenix "I know just how devastating this is for all who knew and loved her so deeply, having lost many of our orphans unexpectedly over the years... but every orphan is a learning curve and the learning through experience never ends when one takes on the elephant orphans.......but one simply has to turn the page, and move forward, knowing that there are others out there that need help" Wetnose is giving donations...

Champa Rani - Tourist Elephant in India gets help from Wildlife SOS.

For twenty years, Champa Rani of Kosi had been a tourist attraction for people visiting a popular resort between Delhi and Agra. This gentle giant posed tirelessly for photographs and gently gave children rides on her trunk and back. One day, however, the Mobile Elephant Clinic received a call from Champa's trainers that she could not walk on one foot. When the vet arrived, he discovered a wound between two nails over 2 ½ inches deep. It was infected and swollen. After several weeks of treatment including dressings, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs, Champa showed dramatic improvement and was back to eating regularly and giving herself cooling dust baths with her trunk. www.wildlifesos.org. Thank goodness these places exist. Wetnose has given £1,500 to help.A shocking event in Poros, Greece.

A shocking event in Poros, Greece

Tel: 0208 203 1956 Email: info@greekanimalrescue.com

This is poor little Leo a lovely and very friendly stray dog in a small Greek island called Poros. Leo was found the 15th of July 2008 in this condition in the Neorio area. Someone had covered him with liquid acid, the poor dog was crying and trembling in PAIN. These people should be arrested and treated as criminals; they shouldn't get away with it. Wetnose has signed the petition.........please sign and get the Greek Authority's to do more for Animal Welfare. We sent £250 to help with Leo's treatment.

Thassos Animal Rescue in Greece

Tel: 01425 478757

Two lovely ladies called Lynn & Suzanne look after loads of dogs and cats, with very little help, until now. Lynn's address for donations is: Lynne Read, The Aegean Villas, Post Box 84 Limenaria, Thassos, Greece.

Wetnose has sent £1,500 and sent 3 cat traps......Lynne's reply below.

"We can now draw the money out for what we need, we have had quite a good winter with the weather not being so bad, all our dogs have been sterilised and are all quite healthy, we have over 150 dogs at the sanctuary, people here seem to go out and get puppies and when they grow up they just dump them either on the road, or on us!! We have just started transporting some dogs to new homes in Germany with 2 pups and 1 cat going there this Saturday.
We are also in the process of preparing 4 dogs to come to England with new owners waiting patiently for them. The cats are forever growing in numbers and we are still desperate for some more traps. For more info contact Lynn at Friends of strays of Greece on above telephone number." - Lynne Read

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