THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC.

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust aims to provide care and rehabilitation to wildlife in need, as well as reduce the threat of poaching, habitat loss, and human/wildlife conflict in Kenya. For over 45 years, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has rehabilitated more than 300 elephants and has assisted Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) in safeguarding the reserve of Tsavo and Meru Conservation Areas. In the last two years alone, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has been an instrumental partner in reducing poaching by more than 90%. As preeminent experts in conservation, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's successes include:

1.) Successfully raised 300+ orphaned elephants; with 180 ex-orphans now living in the wild;

2.) 55 wild calves born to ex-orphans.

3.) Remove approximately 10,000 snares and traps from wildlife each year.

4.) Protected 2 million acres of wilderness;

5.) Treat over 5,000 wild patients each year with our mobile vet units;

6.) Target to plant over 500,000 trees across Kenya on an annual basis;

7.) Built 30+ water sources

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust takes a 360-degree approach to conservation, operating 6 key programs that work in tandem across Kenya. These programs are:

1.) The Orphans' Project: Rescues, rehabilitates, and raises orphaned elephants until they are ready to be reintegrated back into the wild.

2.) 25 Anti-Poaching Teams and 1 Canine Unit that work with the KWS rangers to track down illegal activities and arrest perpetrators.

3.) 6 Mobile Vet Units who work with KWS veterinarians and have treated 10,000 injured and ill wildlife of all sizes and species.

4.) Aerial Surveillance Unit: DSWT has 8 fixed-wing aircraft, 3 helicopters, and 6 Sheldrick Wildlife Trust pilots that serve as our eyes in the sky to spot illegal activities, injured wildlife, and human-wildlife conflict so that a timely ground response can be mobilized.

5.) Saving Habitats Initiatives safeguard wild spaces across Kenya through public-private partnerships.

6.) Community Outreach strives to improve the living conditions and educational standards of local Kenyans.

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has over 45 years of experience working in conservation and is uniquely positioned to address the conservation needs of Kenya. Our Trust employs more than 150 professionals to attend to the 6 key conservation programs operated, and maintains a close working relationship with KWS (Kenya Wildlife Service) to properly carry out the work on the ground that is required to properly address the challenges facing wildlife in Kenya. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust resources consist of 8 fixed-wing aircraft, 3 helicopters, 6 DSWT pilots, 25 Anti-Poaching Teams each consisting, 1 Canine Unit with 3 tracking dogs, 6 Mobile Veterinary Units, and 50+ animal careers to support the orphaned wildlife undergoing rehabilitation.

For more than 45 years, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has maintained a customized approach to rehabilitation for each orphan elephant, and continues to invest in new methods that advance the care of the animals in our custody. As a result of the dedication provided to orphaned wildlife, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has proudly witnessed raised over 300 orphaned elephants, with 180 ex-orphans now living in the wild and 55 wild born elephant calves born to our orphan graduates. Our Trust has 25 Anti-Poaching teams with a look to strategically grow our teams, to further enhance our effectiveness in the fight against poaching. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has also established 6 Mobile Veterinary Units, offering emergency medical treatment to wildlife throughout Kenya.