Her Kenyan charity is world-renowned for its care of orphaned elephants. Dame Daphne "lived alongside elephants and learned to read their hearts", read a statement on her charity's website.

Dr Dame Daphne Sheldrick, conservationist and founder of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT who passed away on Thursday evening on April 12, 2018 after a long battle with breast cancer.

In the 2006 New Year's Honours List, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Dr Daphne Sheldrick to Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, the first Knighthood to be awarded in ...