Every Day This Man Drives Hours In Drought To Provide Water To Thirsty Wild Animals
Meet Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua, aka the water man, who delivers water to the wild animals in dry lands of Kenya’s Tsavo West National Park.When it comes to lending a hand to a furry friend in need, there is nothing an animal lover won’t do.
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We've seen people go above and beyond to help an injured pigeon, provide shelter for homeless animals, and even save pigs from a burning barn. And this story is no different.
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Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua has made it his life goal to help animals in need and his actions definitely speak louder than words.At the Tsavo West National Park in Kenya, a drought sadly forced many animals to go without water, so, in an effort to help Patrick carried more than 3,000 gallons of water per day to the park to make sure all the giraffes, zebras, elephants and many more animals got water.
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He is a pea farmer in his local village who saw the dire effects that global warming is having on Kenya's wildlife.
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We aren't really receiving rain the way we used to… So I started giving animals water…
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Because I thought, 'If I don't do that, they will die'.
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Mwalua spends a few hours driving every day to fill the dry watering holes with life-saving water.
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Whenever he shows up with a truck of 3,000 gallons of fresh water, the animals come and greet him.
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"There is completely no water, so the animals are depending on humans".
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"Last night, I found 500 buffalo waiting at the water hole… When I arrived they could smell the water".They started drinking water while I was standing there. They get so excited.Mwalua's passion for wildlife inspired a few American women to set up a GoFundMe page for him.The man will continue caring for animals as much as he can.
