The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) is a renowned organization based in Nairobi, Kenya, dedicated to the conservation and protection of wildlife, with a primary focus on the rescue and rehabilitation of orphaned elephants. The organization was founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick in honor of her late husband, David Sheldrick, a naturalist and warden of Kenya's Tsavo National Park.