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12th Aug 2024
Scarlett Stories

Protecting Orphan Elephants

Since 2019, we’ve proudly partnered with the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to help provide milk for the orphan elephants in their care. With the support of our wonderful community, every accessory in our Elephant Conservation Collection provides the equivalent of 1 bottle of milk for an orphaned elephant, aiding their safe journey back to the wild*.

Join our milk bottle mission

Our biggest fundraising mission to date, we’re currently on a journey to bring our total donations to the equivalent of 155,000 milk bottles by Christmas. With 20,000 bottles’ worth still go - our goal is reach a new milestone, equal in value to feeding 26 orphaned elephants for a whole year… one elephant design at a time!

Why milk matters

Hand-fed every 3 hours, day and night, the milk provided is essential to the survival of orphan elephants. Having lost their mothers as they struggle against the threat of poaching, habitat loss and climate change, this special formula milk allows them to restore, grow and thrive as they gradually learn to reintegrate into the wild.

The journey so far

Our proudest milestones and moments:

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Working in East Africa, for 45 years the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has helped countless elephants endangered by the human impact of poaching, deforestation and climate change. Just one of the ways that they’re protecting this beautiful species is through the Orphan Project, which has created a safe haven for 262 orphaned elephants to date. Learn more about their amazing work here: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/

*Every accessory purchased from this collection generates a donation to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust equal to at least 1 bottle(s) of milk for an orphaned baby elephant. Each year, these donations fund the operations of the SWT/KWS Mara Mobile Vet Unit, treating injured wildlife in the Maasai Mara. Any surplus funds generated will be given to the SWT to provide milk for the orphan elephants in their care, and to support their wider conservation initiatives to protect wildlife throughout Kenya.