Stories

Yesterday morning (April 17), we got word that Amayeta, one of our collared elephants, had remained in the same location for many hours. When something like this happens, it’s usually due to two reasons: either the collar fell off or the elephant...

Hello everyone! My name is Yiwei and I am the newest intern for Save the Elephants in Samburu. I hail from California, where I recently completed my PhD work on mountain lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains (santacruzpumas.org). My research focused...

We are so thrilled to announce that our long term Elephants and Bees intern, Robert Mwehe, has secured a fantastic scholarship to do a Masters degree at Yale University in the USA! He will be joining the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental...

In mid March I returned to the States for the second leg of my Emerging Wildlife Leaders Training, this time to be held in Jacksonville, Florida. To add a twist to my trip, Dr. George Wittemyer had invited me to visit with him and his students...

We had begun to think that fearless killing within the reserve boundaries was behind us. Although we had one death in December of last year, it has been nothing compared to the slaughter that occured two years ago; the storm appeared to be...

I’m very happy to pass on the news that The Elephants and Bees Research Center in Sagalla is officially opened! We had a fantastic day on Thursday after lots of preparations such as goat buying, pilau making, agenda planning and blowing up...

Earlier this month Elephants without Borders conducted an independent assessment of Kenya's most important elephant population, in Tsavo. The results back up the findings of the KWS census conducted in February, showing that the region is not in...

Counting a third of Kenya’s elephants in one operation is no small challenge, especially in the vast, trackless expanse of Tsavo, Kenya’s largest protected area. The 48,000 square kilometres must be accurately covered in as short a time as...

This year, Samburu County is celebrating with high leaps and chirps of joy: we have emerged as the top county in Kenya’s national exams! On the shoulders of her teachers and peers sits Monica Lesuyai. After four years of tireless work, Monica...

At around 8:00 on Friday, January 10, 2014, I sat down to the dinner table, starving and exhausted after a long day. As we dished out the servings of stir fry (a treat compared to our usual tomatoes, beans, and rice dish), Nzumu was helping Imran...