While the country was turned upside down with political events in January, my husband Greg and I had the opportunity to return to Africa to work with and support our beloved elephant rescue projects.

As longtime supporters of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, our family of adoptees is growing. The need for the rescue projects and elephant orphanages is indeed a sad state of affairs, as the plight of the elephants is dire due to poaching for ivory and human-wildlife land conflict.

Yet having the opportunity to be so close to these magnificent animals has been a life-changing experience for both of us.

Each time we journey to Africa in support of the elephants we expand our itinerary to include another center of elephant rescue so that we can document elephant conservation progress in film and pictures and report back to you.

And wonderfully, this year we were able to spend time with some elephants that had progressed from new orphan to 'tween' rehab to fully rehabilitated into the wild – and who would return to the stockades with their own newborn babies to share with the rest of the orphans and their keepers! 

We caught it all on video - you've got to see these elephant babies - born in the wild of fostered elephants!

Catch both videos and all the stories here.

With love and wishes for a kind February - 

Plants.  Peace.

Lani

P.S.  The cover for The Mindful Vegan, my new book coming out later this year has been finalized!  I can't wait to share it with you.  Soon!

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