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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.
Sunday the 20th was the day; it was all excitement around STE's research camp for a big ceremony to hand over a new car. The Toyota Landcruiser, fully outfitted for anti-poaching work, was given to the game rangers of Samburu National Reserve to...
Chinese Vice Premier Liu emphasised his government’s commitment to protecting elephants at a high level meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Beijing this week. Yao Ming, former basketball player and China’s biggest star, was also...
Before this year, I had never stepped out of East Africa. Being so used to the landscape, the people, our ways, nothing could have prepared me for the adventure that has become 2014. Last year I applied for the International Visitor Leadership...
In the aftermath of the first Environmental Assembly of the UN (UNEA), many reports, resolutions and opinions are flying about on wildlife trade. Just today, I read one on how ivory trade is “big business in China.” I wouldn’t have batted...
We couldn't find him anywhere. We had circled all of the watering holes where Satao, one of the biggest remaining Tuskers in Tsavo, Kenya, spent most of his time. Richard Moller was up front in his Supercub patrol aircraft, shaking his head. As...
"You are so so black! The sun must be very hot in Africa!" This was the curious awe we were greeted with when we visited over 90 children in two schools in Xiamen. I really wish we could have seen more of them. These vast schools we're filled,...
Elephant Conservation Tour in China - June 10 - Guangzhou This was the day I had been waiting for, the day I would finally see where all the elephants I knew had gone after they had met their horrible deaths: the visit to the ivory market. We...
Elephant Conservation Tour in China - June 9 - Guangzhou As the days go by, I feel further and further away from home. It seems this ivory trade is the same for many of the people we meet here. I've heard them say it dozens of times over the...
After the sad loss of Amayeta earlier this year her collar has been awaiting redployment at the STE camp. As this collar (STE2010-1232, 148.592) had only been fitted around one year ago it was decided that it should be re-deployed on another...
Elephant Conservation Tour in China - June 8 - Guangzhou A flurry of activity has followed my arrival to Guangzhou; walks in the park watching retired people perform Chinese traditional theatre arts; eating street food on busy, hazy alleyways...
