Press releases

Study: Beehive Fences Reduce Elephant Conflict.

A groundbreaking, nine-year study has revealed that elephants approaching small-scale farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences housing live honey bees up to 86% of the time during peak crop seasons.

Like Us, Elephants Have Names Too!

A groundbreaking study on African elephant communication  has revealed that elephants, like humans,  use ‘names’ to address each other.

Hot testicles may hold secret to anti-cancer genes

A ground-breaking study published today (June 27) in the prestigious journal, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, unveils an intriguing connection between hot testicles and the evolution of potent anti-cancer genes in elephants.

Rare footage shows forest elephant fleeing bee sounds

Rare, ‘one-in-a-million’ footage of a critically endangered wild forest elephant fleeing from a technologically generated bee sound, has been captured by a wildlife camera trap in remote Liberia, western Africa.

Elephants choose direct path to favourite food

As human-elephant conflict continues to rise across Africa, researchers are searching for new ways to keep a watchful eye on wild African elephants, even looking to space for guidance.

Orphaning stunts growth in African Elephants

NEWS RELEASE SAN DIEGO (Aug. 18, 2022) – Orphaned animals of several mammal species suffer socially and physiologically, and even if their mother dies after weaning, they may have lower survival than non-orphans. One...

STE launches Human-Elephant Conflict Toolbox

New manual of ‘tried and tested’ elephant deterrents introduces sustainable methods for farmers to protect their property and farms from elephants Kenya, August 12, 2022. As human-elephant conflict increases across Africa, farmers need...