Stories

With my time at Save the Elephants drawing to a close, I can only thank everyone who has made my experience better than I could ever have possibly imagined. It has been a privilege to work amongst such dedicated people and to witness the efforts on...

Here in Samburu, we had the pleasure of hosting a few members of the Nairobi community outreach and education team in camp for the last week who are visiting primary schools in the area as part of Save the Elephants’ community outreach programs....

The March tropical sun was brutal and the dust storms would not let our eyes rest, but it was the day and the mission had to be accomplished. The Nasuulu Community Conservancy headquarters in Samburu, would be the venue for the handing over of...

We left Wendy, her grandson, and the rest of the Poetics at the base of Gir Gir, a large flat-topped escarpment near the eastern border of Samburu yesterday evening, bathed in golden light and our concern. I'd hoped that action would be swift to...

On March 3rd a plume of dark smoke curled over Nairobi National Park in Kenya. A funeral pyre of 15 tonnes of elephant tusks had been erected and set alight on a day that was at once tragic and full of hope. Kenya's latest ivory burn comes at the...

Red dusty thermals churning skyward and roasting temperatures have been the mainstays of the last week here in Samburu. As temperatures have climbed steadily throughout much of February, the water that briefly filled the Ewaso just weeks ago has...

“We’ve got a pooper! Poop! Matisse is pooping!” “Awww yeah! Excellent! Thanks Matisse!”...resounding cheers all around as we drive over to collect our prize. These days I seldom remember to step back and realize what an odd exchange...

The practice of identifying individual elephants from their unique (if not sometimes extremely subtle) ear patterns is done to perfection by the long term monitoring team at Save The Elephants research camp in Samburu; but do not be fooled – it is...

Collaring elephants provides researchers and conservation institutions an invaluable insight into elephant life. One such example being the migration paths that they use and when they use them; allowing for informed decisions to be made about...

I love living in the Kenyan bush. If someone asked me to give a one-word description of what it is like, I would say “life.” Our time in camp is permeated with wildlife. Mealtime, work time, exercise time, sleep time – you name it, friends of...