The Story of Meimei, an Orphaned Baby Black Rhino in Kenya

One of Ol Jogi’s residents is Meimei, an orphaned baby black rhino born in March of 2016. She was found stumbling around, blind in both eyes, by park rangers who rescued her when it was clear that the mother would be unable to protect her from predators.

After five months of care — which included formula milk and special eye drops — Meimei recovered sight in her eyes and has been nursed back to health. While today she still needs to be fed the formula milk, she has started to forage independently, and the team at Ol Jogi is working toward her release back into the wild.