Angela sheldrick biography

Dame Daphne Sheldrick is quite unlike many women. For one, she's not shy about mentioning her age.

Angela sheldrick biography

"I am 76", is one of the first things she tells me when I contact her requesting an interview. She's also perfectly happy living in the middle of a jungle - away from most luxuries, in some cases even necessities.

An author, conservationist and expert in animal husbandry, what truly sets Dame Daphne apart is her love for large mammals such as elephants, rhinos and hippos.

So committed is she to save and protect elephants, she has made it her life's mission to raise and reintegrate orphaned elephants into the wild.

For more than 25 years, she worked alongside her late husband, David Sheldrick (founder warden of Kenya's Tsavo National Park.) Together they raised and rehabilitated many a species including elephants, black rhinos, buffaloes, zebra, impala, warthogs and smaller animals such as civets, mongooses and birds.

David's death in 1977 didn't dampen Dame Daphne's