My Nonprofit Reviews

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA has proved itself to me over the 10 years I have been involved with it. This involvement started in 2010 when we visited Kenya on a birding trip. Our bird guide, now an American citizen but born in Kenya, took us to the Sheldrick Elephant Sanctuary, and we were in love. The "elles" of course were adorable, but the commitment and dedication of the caretakers and the commitment of Dame Sheldrick and her family to wildlife conservation in general was palpable.
Since the first adoption of an orphan in 2010, we have given baby elephants to anyone in our circle of family and friends who had a new baby. Elephant and human babies are so needy, and the constant contact between adoptive "parents" and Sheldrick is touching and educational. We were so happy to see that the same values and practices are being carried out since the death of Dame Sheldrick.
If this organization isn't one of the Great Nonprofits, we don't know which ones should be. We are proud to be supporters and the recipients of conservation information they share in such effective ways. We are active in a number of conservation organizations, and this one gets two thumbs up from us.