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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.
The death of Mountain Bull
Last year I wrote a blog about my first collaring operation here at STE. After tracking these elephants’ movements on google earth in October I finally had the opportunity to see the first stage of the process, the fitting of the...
Hong Kong Ivory Burn Necessary Step in Halting Elephant Slaughter
Three wildlife conservation groups operating in Africa and Asia are hailing tomorrow’s ivory burn in Hong Kong as a moral, and necessary, step in halting the ongoing slaughter of Africa’s elephants. African Wildlife Foundation (AWF),...
The digital and the beast
How often do you come across wildlife interacting so harmoniously with human technology? Well, maybe once in a life time or just about never if you are not lucky enough to be among the Save The Elephants team! I usually wake up at 7.15 am but today...
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Donates $1 Million to Elephant Crisis Fund
The Elephant Crisis Fund, a joint initiative created by Save the Elephants and Wildlife Conservation Network, is thrilled to announce a $1 million grant from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. The grant will be used to save elephants from the...
Samburu eco-camp…one of a kind
The Samburu research camp is not the regular kind of research ground you come across. With respect to efficiency and competence, the area carefully blends the four fundamental Rs of Research, Recreation, Restoration...
Re-collaring Matt
Last month, faithful Save the Elephants (STE) followers might remember that a large tusker named Matt gave us quite the scare when he lost his collar in Northern Kenya. Well, when I say, “lost his collar”, what I really mean is that he...
STE Launches its New Website
Part of STE’s mission is to promote man’s delight in the intelligence of elephants and the diversity of their world. To that end we are proud to announce the launch of our new website, a platform designed to help us share this awareness more...
Iain Douglas-Hamilton to Talk in London
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Founder and CEO of Save the Elephants, will be in London on Wednesday 28 May to give a fascinating insight into the ivory poaching crisis and the grounds for his optimism about the future. The joint Tusk / STE event will be...
Sadness in Samburu – a Series of Elephant Deaths Both Natural and Otherwise
To see an elephant lying on his side in pain is a disconcerting sight. I had become so used to watching these giants wrestle in the mud or eat their way through camp that it was hard reconcile my previous experiences with elephants with the...
Elephants need US! President Obama Must Stay Strong on Ivory
On April 29th a group of the world’s most prominent scientists, celebrities, companies and conservation organizations posted an open letter to President Obama in the Washington Post and The Express. The letter thanks the President for his...