#shabafilm

Photo by @amivitale. The baby elephants of Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e) frolic in their mud bath. Currently, @r.e.s.c.u.e has 25 orphans in their care. Elephants are orphaned for a variety of reasons including poaching, human-wildlife conflict and drought related causes. The goal of @r.e.s.c.u.e is to nurse them back to health, and when they are ready, return them to the wild. It is a delight to share my new film "Shaba" which tells the extraordinary story of Reteti's first matriarch. It is now online and your ticket sales will go directly to support the elephants and their incredible keepers. The film will be available on-demand until August 31. Visit shabafilm.org or click on the link in my profile to watch today. #shabafilm #shaba #retetielephants @sararafoundation @conservationorg @kenyawildlifeservice @nrt_kenya @tusk_org @sandiegozoo @thephotosociety @passionplanet @danehenrydigital @chrisalstrin @jonmccormackphoto @nikonusa #protectelephants #bekindtoelephants #DontLetThemDisappear #elephants #saveelephants #stoppoaching #kenya #northernkenya #magicalkenya #whyilovekenya #africa #everydayafrica #photojournalism #nikon #nikonlove #nikonambassador #nikonnofilter #natureisspeaking #conservation #amivitale #cuteanimals #empathyiseverything (at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRhaJ46MafQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Photo by @amivitale. Dr. Steven Chegge, Lmeitekini Learaman and Naomi Leshongoro (not pictured) take in a new orphan at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e) in northern Kenya. Orphans often arrive in precarious health and must be nursed back to health over the course of weeks and months. During that critical time, their dedicated keepers never leave their side and even stay with them through the night. My new film "Shaba" tells the extraordinary story of Reteti's first matriarch. Ticket sales go directly to support the elephants and their incredible keepers. It will be available on-demand until August 31. Visit shabafilm.org or click on the link in my profile to watch today. #shabafilm #shaba #retetielephants @davematthewsband @thephotosociety @passionplanet @nikonusa #elephants #stoppoaching #kenya #nikonlove #nikonambassador #nikonnofilter #conservation #amivitale #empathyiseverything (at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSZvmoRFrda/?utm_medium=tumblr

Photo by @amivitale. The divine Hamsini. Hamsini was rescued from a well when she was a year old in May 2019. She is cared for by the team at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.u.e) in northern Kenya. As the drought here continues, the dropping water table means that the wells are getting deeper and deeper. This makes it increasingly harder for elephants to get to the water and more likely for baby elephants like Hamsini to fall in and be orphaned. My new film "Shaba" tells the extraordinary story of Reteti's first matriarch. Ticket sales go directly to support orphaned elephants like Hamsini and her incredible keepers. It will be available on-demand until August 31. Visit shabafilm.org or click on the link in my profile to watch today. #shabafilm #shaba #retetielephants@sandiegozoo @davematthewsband @thephotosociety @passionplanet @nikonusa #elephants #stoppoaching #kenya #nikonlove #nikonambassador #nikonnofilter #conservation #amivitale #empathyiseverything (at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CScdlbClUjF/?utm_medium=tumblr

Photo by @amivitale. An orphaned baby elephant gets a greeting at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e) in northern Kenya. In Samburu culture an elder greets a child or teen by placing the palm of the right hand lightly on the head...the elders are passing the goodness of their spirit from their hands as a blessing when they greet you this way. My new film "Shaba" tells the extraordinary story of Reteti's first matriarch. Ticket sales go directly to support the elephants and their incredible keepers. It will be available on-demand until August 31. Visit shabafilm.org or click on the link in my profile to watch today. #shabafilm #shaba #retetielephants @sararafoundation @conservationorg @kenyawildlifeservice @nrt_kenya @tusk_org @sandiegozoo @davematthewsband @thephotosociety @passionplanet @danehenrydigital @chrisalstrin @jonmccormackphoto @nikonusa #protectelephants #bekindtoelephants #DontLetThemDisappear #elephants #saveelephants #stoppoaching #kenya #northernkenya #magicalkenya #whyilovekenya #africa #everydayafrica #photojournalism #nikon #nikonlove #nikonambassador #nikonnofilter #natureisspeaking #conservation #amivitale #cuteanimals #empathyiseverything (at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSIifYRskdZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Photo by @amivitale. Wonderful news! "Shaba" a film about the first matriarch of the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e) has been selected as a finalist in THREE categories - Conservation Short Form, People & Nature Short Form and Our Human Planet Short Form - at the Jackson Wild Media Awards (@jacksonwildorg). Widely considered the most prestigious honor in natural history media, the Jackson Wild Media Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in science and nature storytelling. These are the Oscars of nature filmmaking. Winners will be announced Sept. 30. Congratulations to my fellow finalists! Celebrate with me by streaming "Shaba" tonight and supporting the wonderful sanctuary where it takes place. All the ticket sales will go as direct contributions to @r.e.s.c.u.e Visit shabafilm.org or click on the link in my profile to watch now. In this photo, @r.e.s.c.u.e keeper Mary Lengees, one of the first female elephant keepers at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in northern Kenya, comforts Suyian, the first resident of the sanctuary. The dedicated keepers here provide round-the-clock care to the most vulnerable elephants to ensure the best outcomes, staying with them throughout the night. #shabafilm #shaba #retetielephants @sararafoundation @conservationorg @kenyawildlifeservice @nrt_kenya @tusk_org @sandiegozoo @davematthewsband @thephotosociety @passionplanet @danehenrydigital @chrisalstrin @jonmccormackphoto @nikonusa (at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSKmtFlFNYV/?utm_medium=tumblr

Photo by @amivitale. You can support orphaned elephants at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e) by watching my new film, Shaba. It is a short film made over six years about the extraordinary bonds between one special elephant named Shaba who became the first matriarch of the herd of orphaned elephants. The film is available on-demand until World Elephant Day on the 12th of August. Your ticket sales go directly to support the elephants and their incredible keepers. Visit shabafilm.org or click on the link in my profile to watch today. Reteti is the first ever community-owned and run elephant sanctuary in Africa. Here, baby orphaned elephants frolic and squish inside the boma. The orphans cared for at @r.e.s.c.u.e arrive at the sanctuary as a result of poaching, human-elephant conflict and drought-related issues, where they are nursed back to health by dedicated keepers. #shabafilm #shaba #retetielephants @sararafoundation @conservationorg @kenyawildlifeservice @tusk_org @sandiegozoo @thephotosociety @passionplanet @danehenrydigital @chrisalstrin @jonmccormackphoto @nikonusa #protectelephants #bekindtoelephants #DontLetThemDisappear #elephants #saveelephants #stoppoaching #kenya #northernkenya #magicalkenya #whyilovekenya #africa #everydayafrica #photojournalism #nikon #nikonlove #nikonambassador #nikonnofilter #natureisspeaking #conservation #amivitale #cuteanimals #empathyiseverything (at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ_m5XuBISX/?utm_medium=tumblr

Photo by @amivitale. Orphaned baby elephants of Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e) spend their days learning to be wild in the Namunak Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya where the sanctuary is based. We are all incredibly honored that the film about this inspiring place was named a finalist in THREE categories - Conservation Short Form, People & Nature Short Form and Our Human Planet Short Form - at the Jackson Wild Media Awards (@jacksonwildorg). Widely considered the most prestigious honor in natural history media, the Jackson Wild Media Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in science and nature storytelling. These are the Oscars of nature filmmaking. Winners will be announced this Thursday, Sept. 30. Congratulations to my fellow finalists and most of all, to my incredible friends at Reteti. Watch Shaba now by clicking on the link in my profile. #shabafilm #shaba #retetielephants @sararafoundation @conservationorg @kenyawildlifeservice @nrt_kenya@tusk_org @sandiegozoo @thephotosociety @passionplanet @danehenrydigital @chrisalstrin @nikonusa #elephants #kenya #africa #photojournalism #nikon #nikonlove #nikonambassador #nikonnofilter #natureisspeaking #conservation #amivitale #empathyiseverything (at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUYTf2PvYSs/?utm_medium=tumblr

Photo by @amivitale. Sera and Kiltimani comfort one another at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e) in northern Kenya. The babies are always in close contact with one another or their keepers. Elephants are among the world's most intelligent species. They express a wide variety of behaviors, including those associated with grief, learning, altruism, use of tools, compassion, self-awareness, memory, and language. My new film "Shaba" tells the extraordinary story of Reteti's first matriarch. Ticket sales go directly to support orphaned elephants like Sera and Kiltinai and their incredible keepers. The short film is available on-demand until August 31. Visit shabafilm.org or click on the link in my profile to watch today. #shabafilm #shaba #retetielephants @davematthewsband @thephotosociety @passionplanet @nikonusa #elephants #stoppoaching #kenya #nikonlove #nikonambassador #nikonnofilter #conservation #amivitale #empathyiseverything (at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS98pT-FKNt/?utm_medium=tumblr