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This is the first time the remarkable story of legendary elephant scientist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has been documented in a feature film.
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Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton and Dr Jake Wall have been awarded the Esmond B. Martin Royal Geographical Society Prize for 2025
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...
Trials conducted in Uganda and Kenya by WildAid and Save the Elephants showed the smelly repellent, made from locally sourced ingredients, significantly reduced elephant crop-raiding. A new “smelly elephant repellent” made...
New study reveals elephant babies are able to keep up with the herd straight after birth Wednesday April 20, 2022. Elephant herds do not slow down for mothers who've just given birth, according to new research from an international team led...
Samburu, Kenya. A pair of rare newborn elephant twins have survived a drought and beaten the odds thanks to the excellent skills of their mother, a wild African female elephant called Bora. The miracle twins were first discovered in Samburu...
Samburu, Kenya. Rare elephant twins have been born in Samburu National Reserve, Northern Kenya. The discovery was made by guides from the luxury eco-camp, Elephant Watch Camp (EWC) on Sunday morning (January 16). The guides at EWC are trained by...
Save the Elephants is saddened by the death of paleoanthropologist and conservation leader Richard Leakey. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save the Elephants, says: I first met Richard in my first week in the field working with...
Human-elephant conflict is on the rise across Africa and is a major threat to wildlife conservation. Crops provide a highly nutritious food source, but elephants pursuing that source results in the destruction of farmer livelihoods, erodes human...
NAIROBI, Kenya: Poaching has longer-term effects on elephant populations than originally thought, new research has found. A pair of studies, published recently by researchers at Colorado State University and Save the Elephants (STE) shows that...
New study finds elephants show risk-avoidance behaviour in response to human-generated seismic cuesNairobi, Kenya: Elephants’ heavy footsteps and their rumbling low-frequency calls are so powerful that they can create seismic waves—vibrations...
Elephants have plenty of habitat if spared from the ivory trade, new research shows April 1st 2021: Many wildlife species are threatened by shrinking habitat. But according to new research published today, the potential range of African elephants...
