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Uniting Africa: The new Continental Tracking Initiative
For more than three decades, Save the Elephants has pioneered innovation in using tracking technology to understand and protect elephants.
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Elephants Hit the Big Screen in the US
The U.S. tour of A Life Among Elephants began with a premiere at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) in Washington, DC, where the film made its U.S.
88% of Africa’s second largest elephant population lost in four decades
The number of elephants in the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania, a UNESCO World Heritage site and Africa’s second largest elephant population, has plummeted by approximately 88 per cent over the last four decades, the Tanzania government has...
Interning at Save The Elephants
January 11, 2014 My name is Sarah and I arrived at the camp two days ago for a one month internship with STE. I am in my second year of the Master’s program in Behavioural Ecology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. For my thesis I am...
My first night out with the bees
On the last day that Carley and I were on site by ourselves, I was about to crack. Balancing camp life (no, not glamping) with maintaining construction projects that produce an aesthetic and professional product was exhausting to say the least. I...
Innovation
In the bush of Kenya, certain tools and materials can be in short supply. Whether it's out of the budget or simply doesn't exist in the local shops, many construction workers, farmers, landscapers, and families have to make do with what they have....
Hair in Rain
Voi is a friendly little town just outside of Tsavo East National Park. It's our little bit of civilization that we escape to and get supplies from while camping in Mwakoma. The people are welcoming and not too pushy. If one store doesn't have what...
Pangas and jembes
"Tara Tromper" is a name that was given to me by a co-conspirator of the field for my high work ethic and intense drive. I have nothing on the men and women of Tsavo. In fact, I've never felt so useless in my entire life. On Tuesday, December 10,...
Microsoft Billionaire Funds Pan-African Aerial Census
One of the founders of Microsoft, Paul Allen, has pledged to fund an Africa-wide aerial survey to establish how many elephants remain on the continent. Many indicators show elephant populations across Africa plummeting, and many estimates are...
Urgent Actions to Save Elephants Agreed Upon At The Botswana Elephant Summit
“Africa’s human and natural resources have been pillaged and plundered for generations by people from far off lands…and now also our elephant ivory and rhino horn are going to countries where they are used for God knows what! Only to...
The birth of the Elephants and Bees HEC Research Centre in Tsavo
Every farmer wants to be part of the Elephants & Bees project. It is a fantastic, simple and new innovation that not only protects their farms from crop-raiding elephants, but also enables them reap the great benefits. Beekeeping offers an...
Happy Holidays
It’s been a big year for elephants both in the field and on the international stage, and we are heartened by the powerful coalition that has come together to work for their survival. We would like to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who has...