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Orphaned Elephants Return to the Wild
After seven years of careful preparation, a remarkable moment has unfolded in northern Kenya.
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A Lifeline for Angola’s Forest Elephants
Record-breaking ECF grant will help protect one of Africa's most threatened elephant populations.
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...
End of an Era – In Memory of Mac
On the 31st October 2013, the Section Ranger at The Kruger National Park, Karien Keet, reported that a large tusked elephant had been found dead. Further examination of the recovered collar revealed that the carcass belonged to Mac, a...
The Large Elephant Monitoring Programme: Committed to saving the ‘Great Tuskers’
On the morning of 21st November 2013, Richard Moller, Chief Conservation Officer at the Tsavo Trust was out carrying out his usual aerial recce with a Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) ranger. While flying over Kishushe ranch near Tsavo National Park in...
Chasing Cattle to Save Elephants
On November 20th, I received an urgent call from Iain Craig, Director of Conservation at the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT): Cattle rustlers on the attack! Ian and his team were already hot in pursuit, but needed Save the Elephants' landscape...