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Daphne Sheldrick
Daphne Sheldrick dedicated her career to the protection and conservation of African wildlife. From 1955-1976 she was co-warden of the Tsavo National Park, where she developed the first successful milk replacement formula for orphaned baby elephants.
The formula developed by Sheldrick used coconut oil as a substitute for the fat that is normally found in elephant milk.
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In 1977, she founded the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
Dame Daphne Marjorie Jenkins Sheldrick, DBE was born in Kenya on June 4, 1934, to British parents. On October 20, 1960, she married David Sheldrick. David was the founder of Kenya’s largest National Park, Tsavo.
Together the Sheldricks cared for orphaned animals and worked to reintegrate them back into the wild. In 1977, David Sheldrick died from a heart attack at age 57. After his death, Sheldrick continued her conservation efforts and founded the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to honor her late husband.
The trust operates as an independent
