HERD - In memory of orphaned elephant calf, Fenya

Dear [donor first name],

HERD would like to thank you for your ongoing support towards "In Memory of Orphaned Elephant Calf, Fenya" because of your support for the past 12 months, we were able to continue keeping Fenya memory alive and continued with spreading the word and awareness "Stop Snaring".

With your help this project won "Project of the month" last year which we were very excited about. With winning project of the month, we had to keep the project running for a year. Sadly, the year has come to an end, and we would like to let you know that the project will be closing the end of this month June 2022.

We wish to invite you to continue to follow our journey by supporting any of our other HERD project below on our HERD GlobalGiving Page.

Raising Khanyisa, Orphan Elephant Snaring Survivor  

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/raising-khanyisa-snaring-survivor/

HERD - Community Development Project  

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/herd-community-project/

HERD Trust is now a registered PBO, HERD will therefore be moving away from the Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT), who have been our umbrella since our inception in 2019.

This means that all funding for HERD Trust, for the support and care of the elephant orphans and herd, and our elephant conservation initiatives, will now go directly to HERD.

This project continued in the loving memory of dear Fenya, who we very sadly lost on Thursday 11 March 2021. Fenya came to HERD on 17 February 2021 after being found entrapped in a poacher's snare. Devastatingly, she had suffered severe wounds as a result of the snare, as well as extensive internal damage caused by the lengthy amount of time, she had been alone in the bush, unable to properly eat or drink due to the snare around her head.

We continue to create awareness around "Stop Snaring "on 27 May HERD and the VetBooks for Africa team partnered together and visited two schools namely Mpisi Primary School and Lumukisa Preparatory School, creating awareness. The initiative brought on by HERD, the Stop Snaring" initiative came to by the visible impact that snaring had on two of the calves that had been brought to the HERD orphanage. First was Khanyisa, our albino elephant and secondly was Fenya, who sadly succumbed to her injuries.

The Stop Snaring campaign sets out to broadcast this extremely negative impact that snaring can have on animals and especially elephant calves. The HERD and VetBooks team wore their Stop Snaring shirts proudly while spreading the word of rabies and elephant conservation to the schools. Another important topic was talking about the value of our wildlife and the potential careers they might hold for the future generation.

This awareness campaign has left us inspired and created a foundation we can now build on in future campaigns within the community.

For the HERD team and our community of supporters and followers, Fenya and her legacy remain cherished and very much a part of our daily lives in everything we do

All proceeds from this project will be used to assist in the operations carried out by HERD.

We invite you to continue support our new project and our HERD Trust GlobalGiving Page

Thank you, once again, for your kind support and for sharing our love of Fenya.

Adine and the HERD team 

Dear Friends and Loyal supporter of HERD

It’s been a full year since the passing of dear Fenya.

Fenya sadly succumbed on 11 March 2021, to her horrific wounds caused by poacher’s and the effects of numerous weeks of dehydration and starvation that ensued her entrapment, as it seems she had either been separated or abandoned by her herd. Fenya was brought into our care for rehabilitation in February 2021 with the snare still around her neck, our HERD team and our veterinarian team went above and beyond to try to save Fenya’s life, but her state was simply too severe, and her trauma endured too far along.

We know you too offered her your incredible support and encouragement, without which we would not be able to try and help every elephant orphan in need. Thank you tremendously for your valued assistance and for helping us to keep her memory alive as well as the vital message: #stopsnaring!

Thank you for your continuous support towards this project and in Fenya memory. All funds donated have helped with all the necessary upkeep at HERD, such as maintaining and restoring the land that the Jabulani herd and Khanyisa traverse on. Our Land project is vital in ensuring the long-term sustainability of the reserve in supporting the animals.

We continue to dedicate our community and online efforts to creating awareness around poaching and snaring with our stop Snaring campaigns, as well as our local school community involvements, by visiting our partner, Mpisi Primary School and creating fun activities for the young students with elephant art exercises including the message: Stop Snaring.

Your ongoing support has been incredible, and we are so grateful for all of you, because of you we can look to the future with so much hope and courage in our hearts. Thank you for being a part of our journey at HERD – a journey to become more sustainable and providing care for the herd.

Fenya will always remain in our hearts we will continue to keep her memory alive with spreading her story and continue to the fight against snaring.

A year ago, our team planted a toad tree (aka padda boom), beside the nursery garden at the orphanage.

When a loved one passes away, their memory is what survives, through the impact they had on the lives of others. The padda boom is our reminder of Fenya’ s legacy, the urgent need to end snaring and to help survivors, but also a symbol of that spirit of perseverance and fight that Fenya gave her all to. That our team gave their all to. Each growing leave and branch remind us that Fenya legacy lives on.

Thank you for your ongoing and unwavering support. We are deeply grateful to each single person donating and supporting HERD, and especially, In Memory of Fenya.

Yours in conservation,

Adine and the HERD team