Adopt Milgis
Adopt Milgis for yourself or as a gift for a loved one.
For a monthly donation of $5 or more, you will become a foster parent to Milgis – supporting the keepers in caring for her while she’s on her journey back to the wild.
Your monthly donation gets you exclusive access to Milgis’s private album and stories, frequent photo, video, text, and email updates from her keepers, and will also get you automatic membership to The Herd – our global community of monthly supporters!
Adopting Milgis will contribute to…
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Feeding Reteti’s orphaned wildlife
with nourishing milk from the Milk to Market Program -
The Keepers
and their 24/7 expert care and endless love for the orphans -
Veterinary care
ensuring the orphans are healthy and strong from rescue to release -
Milgis’s release
and her journey back to the wild in Northern Kenya
Meet Milgis
Gender: Female
Age When Rescued: 4 Months old
Rescue Date: 6 June 2022
Rescue Location: Milgis Lugga
Reason Orphaned: Well (drought)
Milgis’s Rescue Story
Milgis arrived at Reteti on the 6th June 2022. She fell into a well whilst trying to drink with her herd and was found by local Samburu pastoralists. The ongoing drought has caused the water table to drop, making the wells dangerously deep for young calves like her. Following our tradition of naming a calf after the place of rescue, Milgis was named after the mighty Milgis lugga*. She is named appropriately as her beaming character is strong and full of life.
*A lugga is the word for a dry riverbed; where elephants and Samburu dig wells for water.
Milgis arrived by helicopter; rather stylish and chic! A true introvert at heart, Milgis prefers the company of her friend Naisimari, displaying a charming character that thrives with just a few close companions. Her unique personality adds a special touch to the dynamics of the herd.
Milgis Today
It’s amazing to already report that we can see Milgis is a matriarch in the making! Her friendliness and natural ability to lead are such joys to behold.
Her mothering nature keeps shining through and she’s always with the other calves whenever they feed. The same goes for “bath time” and it gives her a great thrill to lead the little babies to the mudhole, where she not only helps them to get in and make the most of splashing about – but also likes to do some proper wallowing herself!
What is included in your adoption?
A digital, sharable Adoption Certificate - making your foster parent-hood official! (Emailed to you or your gift recipient after the purchase!)
Regularly updated, exclusive online album with photos, behind the scenes stories, and videos of Milgis
Regular email and video updates about your elephant (SMS updates too for those of you in the USA!)
Automatic membership to "The Herd" - our monthly donor club that gets you invites to our livestreams, updates from the Reteti team, and more!
PLEASE NOTE
We are a US-based 5013C and therefore your monthly donation is 100% tax deductible for customers in the USA. Additionally, multiple adoptions of individual orphans enable us to cover the costs of caring for all the orphans at Reteti. Your contribution will help us cover the cost of milk, the keepers, veterinary cost and other essentials your your orphan needs.
Your monthly donation will support the rehabilitation and care of Milgis on her journey back to the wild.