Stories

In my short time here in Kenya, I have learned that wildlife conservation is reliant not only on the many eyes on the ground but also the eyes in the sky. Aerial censuses of wildlife, and especially elephants, are vital tools for assessing...

Many of the elephant families we know have been fractured by poaching. When this happens, orphaned individuals sometimes break off from their families and join other families. The reason they do this is as yet unclear. One family that has been...

I am new to working with Save the Elephants, currently stationed in the Samburu research camp as an intern. I hope to eventually study under Dr. George Wittemyer, the primary scientist of Colorado State University who began the long-term elephant...

The science of wildlife monitoring is evolving rapidly and drones, wireless sensors, satellite communications and cloud computing are all becoming common tools in the conservationist/ecologist’s toolbox. Next month, I will be commencing a...

Our new Northern Kenya Elephant Tracking project is now live, following a successful initial deployment of the first set of tracking collars last week. Over the coming three years we will use 40 new collars to understand – and protect – the...

Man’s best friend is playing an increasing role in the struggle to save wildlife in Africa. The unprecedented surge in both poaching and trafficking of wildlife is prompting government authorities, non-government groups and private land...

Niassa National Reserve in Northern Mozambique is a vast area of wilderness that holds one of the five most important elephant populations in Africa, but is under grave threat from elephant poaching, logging and unmanaged human use. Managing...

Of all the world’s elephants, the few remaining Great Tuskers are those that are most endangered. The price of ivory in China has tripled in the last four years alone, but that’s not all. Ivory is no longer simply a material from which to create...

Cattle rustling is a long time cultural practice by the pastoral communities found in North East and North West of Kenya. Warriors usually go raid the neighboring communities and return with hundreds of cattle. This show of bravery would earn them...