Phoebe was born to Trudy II at Dzanga in March of 2003.

On October 17, 2003 Scientist Andrea Turkalo who has been studying the elephants at Dzanga for more than 15 years wrote:

Seems like bad news comes in threes. Two days ago I heard gunshot to the north, finally got guards here and pointed them in the right direction. Yesterday at the bai Phoebe was there but I'm afraid her mom is dead. Phoebe was there with her grandmother who has a new calf, a female, and an aunt, Trudy IV. Phoebe was trying to suckle both her aunt who has no milk and from her grandmother who refused. I think she'll make it but is obviously stressed.

No one knew if Phoebe would survive and she disappeared from the clearing. Then almost a year later in November of 2004 Andrea wrote:

Good news, I think I saw Phoebe today at the bai. Trudy I, her grandmother came into the bai from the north with her two youngest offspring. While in the clearing she picked up Trudy II's (her daughter) orphaned son. They vocalized to each other as they found each other. After that later in the afternoon I observed Trudy I contact calling and I felt it was someone outside the bai because her two offspring and the orphaned grandson were standing next to her. Later the four of them left via the northern end. Then just before 5:00 PM an infant female entered and I think it might be Phoebe. This infant had tiny tusks and her tail had really short hairs. I just looked at a photo of Phoebe and the tail matches, so I think its Phoebe. It may be hopeful thinking but I think it is her so perhaps I'll see them all together this week....

Tiny Phoebe may have survived the loss of her mother, but how many other orphans does poaching create who might not survive. You can help stop the killings that left Phoebe an orphan by supporting INCEF.