DSWT Nairobi nursery in Kenya

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DSWT Nairobi nursery
Type	orphanage
First elephant arrived	1961
Address	KWS Central Workshop Gate, off, Magadi Rd
Place	Nairobi
Country	Kenya
Website	Website
Related persons
Owner	David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Zoological department
Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants
-: Edwin Lusichi

Record history
History of updates	2022-04-17xx

Latest document update	2022-04-17 15:15:45
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Description

DSWT Nairobi nursery, located at KWS Central Workshop Gate, off, Magadi Rd, in Nairobi, Kenya and the first elephant arrived in 1961.

Living elephants

At the DSWT Nairobi nursery lives 18 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)

♂ Choka born 2020-11-00
♀ Doldol born 2021-11-00
♀ Kerrio born 2021-01-00
♀ Kiasa
♂ Kiko
♂ Kiombo born 2017-03-00
♂ Maktao born 2017
♂ Mukkoka born 2017-09-00
♂ Naboishu born 2018-10-00
♀ Nabulu
♀ Naleku born 2019-07-00
♀ Narok
♀ Neshashi born 2019?
♀ Olorien born 2019-04-00
♂ Rama born 2018?
♂ Roho born 2019-01-00
♀ Sagateisa born 2021?
♂ Taabu born 2020-09-00

Comments / pictures(Please see David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust for an overview of all DSWT elephants)

2015-03-17: 33 existing orphans, (source)

2018-11-26: 22 elephants

2020-10-28: 14 elephants.

2022-03-03: There are 22 calves at the orphanage currently.

References for records about DSWT Nairobi nursery

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). DSWT Nairobi nursery, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=661. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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