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Scaling coexistence across East Africa
A middle-aged woman stood beside sacks of freshly harvested maize, more than she could ever remember harvesting in recent years.
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Turning uncertainty into purpose
When Yvonne Seline Ekesa received her university admission letter to study Conservation Biology at Kenyatta University, her first reaction… confusion.
Treating Lomunyak
In the last few months Samburu has, thankfully, been very quiet. Poaching incidents and wounded elephants sightings have been rare, though we occasionally hear of incidents far to the west in Oldonyiro area and around Mukokodo forest. 3rd October...
New York Meetings Grow Coalition
A series of meetings in New York in late September have further cemented the growing global coalition to save elephants.During a speech the Annual Summit (which you can view here) convened by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), President Ali Bongo...
Little Miracles
Today, my blog is not about elephants. Well… it’s not just about elephants. The day was young but the sun was already a fierce burning ball in the blue, blue sky above camp. Everyone had gathered for chai (tea, or more broadly, breakfast)...
Collaring elephants on Mount Kenya
In 2010/2011 ten collars were deployed in Mount Kenya at the height of the poaching crisis to see what was happening on the mountain. However, within half a year around three quarters of the collared elephants had been poached. This was when we knew...
Introducing Dr. Ben Okita
Dr Benson Okita-Ouma, PhD., MBS. (Ben or Okita) holds a Bachelor degree in wildlife management from Moi University, Kenya; A Masters degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Kent in the United Kingdom, and is a Doctor of Philosophy...
Bush Safety
As the human population increases, the amount of space left for wildlife is decreasing. Human beings are now living in closer proximity to wildlife and more often encounter conflict due to competition for space and resources. This conflict has...
Of lawmakers, drones and elephants
So, to the next update from the depths of elephant country. We’ve certainly had some excitement here over the past days. The camp has been honoured by a visit from lawmaker Dr. Elizabeth Quat from Hong Kong, seen an influx from the team in...
For the love of elephants
Hey! My name is Nina and I’m one of the international interns at STE Samburu camp. Having grown up in neighbouring Tanzania where I was raised on high doses of sunshine, tropical beaches and frequent, if dusty, safaris, I thought I was prepared...
Preaching Conservation Through Sports and Culture
Poaching has been a major problem in Save the Elephants’ area of operation, Samburu County. Their weaponry skills and knowledge of the area have made locals the ideal persons hired to do the dirty work, causing the anti-poaching team sleepless...
Assimilation in the Wild
The month of August in the education calendar is holiday time for all our students. However, our scholarship students were hosted at camp for a week and involved an integrated approach to their study sessions using Khan Academy, one on one subject...