Maybe this is the end of it. We did what we felt was right, and that was to bury her. Here we go, here we go. Do you find that poachers are specifically targeting bigger tusked animals or anything? We're offering her powdered milk. The giant elephant had tusks that nearly reached the ground and is believed to have been one of the world's largest living elephants. These animals have incredible bonds. Then he started pulling all the palm leaves out.
Lorato's very confused at the moment. Got the phone call on Sunday, and immediately I phoned our veterinarian. We all thought she was going to come directly to us, but look at her. Just keep circling her, Sonny. So we have achieved what we've been long waiting for.
That gets her trunk up. It shows that we've made it. Ethiopia is home to 93 million people, who need to rely on our natural environment to survive, and I empathize. Got, I would say, four, and three giraffes. Shall I give her some Antisedan? No tradition or fashion is worth the extinction of an entire species.
We got all the handlers to rotate on the Naledi shift. Directed by Ben Bowie and Geoff Luck The plight of the African elephant is largely well-known now; poachers kill the majestic creatures at a terrifying rate of 96-100 every day and all for their tusks which are highly prized particularly in Asia and the Middle East. At the very least it makes a fine companion piece to The Ivory Game and the early scenes of Naledi are worth seeing all by themselves. Poachers have killed one of Kenya's most famous elephants. It's amazing how much weight she's lost. We need the government to do something.
She just needs a good night's sleep as close to Wellington as possible. So what's the plan, then? So I'm extremely pleased to bring our next presenter on, Dr Mike Chase from Elephants Without Borders. I asked the vet what her chances of survival were, he said 30%. One bull, big one, beautiful. Is Lorato coming over first? Her story has been told. About to have a baby. If she should like to live with us for the rest of her life, that would be all right.
But she let Naledi to suckle from her. He's a target for poachers. She's reached such a low ebb now. The guests, they come here, they get a chance to walk with the elephants. I'm astounded by the beauty of it. But the rate we're going now. We'll need a bit of help, yes, but we will win this war.
What's really incredible is how Cathy has been able to produce milk when she's never had a calf of her own, that's just phenomenal. They will keep a watchful eye on her. Twelve elephants have been slaughtered in the single worst recorded ivory poaching in Kenya. The other ones, they are from the zoo or circus environment. I wish I could tell you here today that our elephants are still thriving.
As a big animal lover I'm always interested in watching a documentary about animals and nature. We counted just 33 elephants and 55 elephant carcasses. We are determined to count each savannah elephant on the continent. He's a really special guy. I guess it's been nearly eight hours and she hasn't suckled from the bottle.