The elephant camp (Wild Horizons) in Zimbabwe

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The elephant camp (Wild Horizons)
Type	camp
Founded	2008
First elephant arrived	2008
Place	Victoria Falls National Park
Country	Zimbabwe
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Telephone	+263 (83) - 2844571, 2844426, 2842313, 2842029. Mobile: +263-712 - 213 721
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Owner


Directors	-2008: Brad White -2008: Gavin Best


Key People
Zoological department
Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants
2008-: Zenzo Sibanda 2008-now: Zenzo Sibanda (also previous location until 2008)

Record history
History of updates	2022-07-14

Latest document update	2022-07-14 12:39:22
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Description

The elephant camp (Wild Horizons), in Victoria Falls National Park, Zimbabwe , was founded in 2008 and the first elephant arrived in 2008.

Living elephants

At the The elephant camp (Wild Horizons) lives 13 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)

♀ Coco born ~1977
♂ Doji (Madojwa)
♀ Emily born 1986
♂ Izibulo born 2004-00-00
♂ Jake
♀ Janet
♂ Jock
♂ Jumbo born 1983
♀ Lulu
♂ Mapfumo
♀ Miss Ellie
♀ Naledi born 2009-09-23
♀ Tembi

Comments / picturesElephants previously located at Wild Horizons Elephant Camp and also known as Wild Horizons Wildlife Sanctuary and Orphanage concession (earlier website http://wildhorizonstrust.org/ not working) https://www.theelephantcamp.com having similar content, but seems to be more focused on the lodge.

2008-12-18: Representatives of Wild Horizons have confirmed that earlier this week Gavin Best, an experienced and well respected handler of captive elephants used in their tourist elephant-back safari rides, was killed in a horrific and tragic incident by one of the elephants in his care.

2009: Naledi was born on the 23rd of September 2009.

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