Wild Orphans

by Gerry Ellis

Book Overview

Wild Orphans tells the emotional tale of eight baby elephants living in Nairobi National Park in Kenya, East Africa. It includes images of the rescue of abandoned baby elephants, their upbringing by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941807584
• ISBN13: 9780941807586
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Welcome Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

WILD HUMANS

I cannot express my joy when this book arrived. The Orphans have been close to my heart for years. I have looked forward to visiting them myself, but getting to Kenya in this economy is not happening. WILD ORPHANS is a close (and distant) second. I will get there someday, and now I know that it could not be any more beautiful in person.

Captivating Photographic Essay of Orphaned African Elephants

Photographer Gerry Ellis spent 2 years with the orphaned elephants of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust at the Nairobi National Park in Kenya in order to document the rescues, daily lives and preparation to return to the wild for these young elephants who have fallen victim to natural and unnatural disasters. In the summer of 1999, prolonged drought and increased ivory poaching brought brought more orphaned baby elephants to the Trust in one season that it had seen in the entire previous decade. Gerry Ellis followed, photographed, and got to know 8 of the young elephants who were one month to one year old when they arrived at the Wildlife Trust. Through more than 100 photographs and accompanying text, we meet the "Orphan 8", learn of the challenges of raising them, observe as the youngsters recover from their injuries and fear, adjust to life at the Trust, develop relationships with one another and with their human keepers, and, after 2 years, move to Tsavo National Park, where they will eventually be released into the wild. An essay by Gerry Ellis introduces each of the book's 6 chapters. Detailed explanations accompany all photographs -not as captions, but full-sized text. I've long been a fan of Gerry Ellis' fine art nature photography, but "Wild Orphans" is fantastic photojournalism and more personal work than I have seen from Ellis before. Ellis' love for this project shows. Admirers of elephants and those concerned with their fate -or that of African wildlife in general- won't want to miss "Wild Orphans".

You wont forget it!

Bought this for my niece, she loves it. Beautiful photography.

Fantastic

The photography is amazing and that alone is worth getting this book. However the stories behind each picture and story of each member of the Orphan 8 are extremely touching, and provide a wonderful insight between humans and elephants. It will leave you in awe of the difference the wonderful people at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust make in this endeavor to help save the African Elephant.