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In August, we received an exciting ‘text message’ from Arden, a tracked female from one of Samburu National Reserve’s most renowned elephant families, the Royals. The ‘text’ was sent from her GSP tracking collar directly to our researchers...
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Over the past few months, our conservation education teams have been actively engaged in a series of impactful field activities.
In the West, we are very goal oriented. We know where we want to go, and we are very directed in getting there. This may be useful, but we often forget to enjoy ourselves along the route. -Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace is Every Step [caption...
It has already been 4 days since I arrived at the Save The Elephants research camp located in the Samburu National Reserve by the side of the wild Ewaso Ng’iro river. With almost daily outings for elephant long term monitoring and mammal censuses...
It has been three weeks now since I joined the Save the Elephants team as an intern. I was intrigued by joining a team of conservationists who work beyond limits to ensure the harmony between humans and elephants. Since then, there have been a...
For days clouds had collected – white puffs smattering the sky, some congregating around the peak of Mt. Kenya in the distance and piling high into thunderheads that might be delivering much-needed rains in far off territories. While the clouds...
“That’s nature, Jen. It’s supposed to happen that way sometimes.” These words from my father still echo in my mind, as I heard them many times. While playing outside, I would find an injured mouse, a baby bird fallen from its nest, a barely...
What would it be like to smell with your hand? Or to manipulate and interact and bring food to your mouth with your nose? Well, were elephants to ponder like humans, perhaps they would marvel at the strangeness of prehensile thumbs and extended...
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...
