For Elephants

Join us and celebrating World Elephant Day!🐘💙

For Elephants is honored to be an advocate for elephant conservation, endocrinology, and education.

Congratulations to For Elephants’ Ph.D. student, Katie, for receiving the School of Natural Resources 2025 doctoral award! 🐘🔬

Read more about Katie’s research here!

News Story | School of Natural Resources | University of Nebraska–Lincoln The Illinois native came to Nebraska in 2018 to study elephants as a master's student at University of Nebraska-Omaha. Now a doctoral student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Campbell recently won a Meritorious Graduate Student Award from the School of Natural Resources for her many accomplish...

Our hearts go out to the Sedgwick herd and elephant team during this difficult time. Losing a calf is heartbreaking and we extend our deepest sympathies to everyone who cared for supported Simunye ❤️❤️

With profound sadness, the Sedgwick County Zoo announces that 29-year-old African elephant Simunye, has delivered a stillborn calf following a healthy, full-term pregnancy. The Zoo community, staff, and elephant herd alike are mourning this devastating loss. This would have marked the first elephant born at Sedgwick County Zoo in its 54-year history.

The monumental journey of Simunye's 22-month pregnancy ended in heartbreak on Friday, March 14, despite the expert care provided by the elephant care and veterinary teams. Regular prenatal exams and behavioral observations indicated that both mom and calf were healthy with no sign of complications throughout the entire gestational term.

Simunye began showing signs of active labor early Thursday morning while the care team watched remotely to allow for the most natural birthing environment. She delivered her calf Friday afternoon and despite her best attempts to assist, it showed no signs of movement. Other members of the herd surrounded Simunye throughout labor, and continued to provide support throughout the night as they grieved the loss together.

The calf, a female, was named Malaika, which means “angel” in Swahili.
Read more here: https://scz.org/blog/heartbreaking-loss-within-our-african-elephant-herd

Happy Thanksgiving From For Elephants! 🍁

We are so thankful for all of our supporters and of course… elephants!🐘