Naomi Lechongoro is Africa’s first female elephant keeper, mother to orphaned elephants at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in northern Kenya. A Samburu tribe woman, mother, and community-led conservation advocate, Naomi is passionate about her culture, community, and living in harmony with nature. In Letters From Naomi, she shares stories from her community and her life as a mother to her children - human and elephant babies.
Photo ©Ami Vitale, courtesy of Reteti Elephant Sanctuary
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In the mountains of northern Kenya, a Samburu community is doing something that has never been done before, building a sanctuary for orphaned elephants to rehabilitate them back to the wild.