Daphne Sheldrick, Kenyan-British conservationist and author (died 2018)

Daphne Sheldrick

Kenya-based British author, conservationist and expert in animal husbandry (1934–2018)

Dame Daphne Marjorie Sheldrick, was a Kenyan of British descent, author, conservationist and expert in animal husbandry, particularly the raising and reintegrating of orphaned elephants into the wild for over 30 years. She was the founder of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.