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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.
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...
Pleasant transformations in sights and sounds of Samburu
As the grey skies and thunderous clouds drive wildlife and tourists into hiding, at the STE camp, our daily activities continue as usual. Daudi and Chris are hopping into the nearest car to embark on yet another task, while Lembara, the old and...
Crushing Ivory… And hopefully demand!
On the 14th of November The United States of America sent a strong message to the world: We won't stand for the killing of elephants. America is one of the top destinations for ivory smuggled out of Africa, and also serves as an important transit...