Up to 35,000 adult elephants are killed for their tusks each year, leaving behind traumatised and vulnerable baby elephants. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/) work hard to rescue these infants, often the victim of poachers, reaching and transporting the often fragile youngsters and then seeing to their welfare and rehabilitation. Malnourished and wounded, emergency treatment is provided at the scene of the rescue Picture: David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Credit : David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust