Stories

South Africa, until recently, has been largely spared from the illegal elephant killing scourge which has ravished the rest of Africa. In as little as 30 years, the southern states have become the last stronghold for the continental population of...

How fast time flies when you are busy and enjoying yourself in the process. I simply cannot believe how quick one and a half months have flown. The truth is this experience has been an unforgettable one like waking up at 2:30am in the morning to...

River Ewaso Ng’iro has returned and so have some elephants from sporadic families that leave the park during the dry season. Some more virtues, Mitis (trees), Planets and the First Ladies are back in the reserve. It was so exciting to meet...

As an aspiring conservation biologist (yes, that is what I write as my profession on passport control forms), especially one seeking opportunities with megafauna in Africa, I am often asked what I actually do. Beyond the funny anecdotes of the...

The Long Term Monitoring over the last couple of days has had mixed observations. One day there are almost no elephants in the Samburu National Reserve and the next we see huge numbers of sporadic groups coming back. The virtues are back and in...

Field work is an exciting part of the day and this week alongside Long Term Monitoring I took part in the Mammal Census. Mammal census is the process in which all the mammals which have been identified to be living in the Samburu and Buffalo Springs...

As we get into the intense part of the drought there is a deep longing for the rains to commence. It would be amazing for the Samburu wildlife, not to mention greatly reduce the conflict between the Samburu and Turkana. Save the elephants is not...

The joint announcement made on 26th September that the world’s two great nations, China and America, have agreed to end the ivory trade within their borders is a significant moment in the battle to save elephants. Together China and the US hold...

The Global March for elephants and Rhinos, Nairobi Chapter was EPIC! We had rangers, students, corporates, bikers, cyclists, roller bladers, vuvuzelas, Kenyan flags, placards and banners reading “Save the Elephants” “Secure their Future” and...

We can’t forget the day Koyaso stood up in front of the crowd, confessing he had been a poacher for 17 years, and that he was done. 17 years. In that time, he had trained several men to follow in his footsteps, and now, he was calling them all out...