Stories

It is funny to learn the differing perceptions of people and cultures; something very apparent in a camp atmosphere where we - a mix of culture, ethnicity and background - spend everyday with each other. Here are two examples; Every morning I am...

It was our great pleasure to host a delegation from Xinhua, China’s state news agency and the world’s largest media outlet, on a visit to Samburu last weekend. The eminent director of Xinhua’s Africa operation, Mr Wang Chaowen, was...

I know my last blog was dark and depressing; so I would like to offer some hope She is 20 years old and has two healthy calves whose female calf, incidentally, is also tuskless. She is living a good life so far, with absolutely no visible...

Following Chinese sports star Yao Ming’s tour of Africa last year I was invited to Beijing for the official launch of his Ivory & Rhino Horn Campaign. This major push to raise public awareness about the impacts of buying Ivory and Rhino horn...

Take a moment and imagine a giant bull. One who towers over tourist vans and casts shadows on the rest of the herds. A male so dominating, one stamp of his foot and the other males would retreat. A male who had first pick of every female when in...

3:43AM Sunday morning and I awake from a very strange dream. As custom, I reach for my phone to write down some keywords that will trigger a memory of the dream once I wake so that I can write it down. This is not odd for me. What is odd is that I...

When it comes to discussions about the current elephant poaching crisis, China is often a word that looms large. Demand for ivory in the world’s most populous nation has driven the price to record levels, making elephant tusks a sought-after...

Ever since Save the Elephants began tracking elephants we’ve known that they’re very aware where they are safe. Although Kenya’s National Parks and Reserves are not fenced, you can see by their movements that they don’t want to move outside...

With demand for ivory surging in the Far East, more and more people are being caught trying to smuggle ivory out of Kenya. Police, the Kenya Wildlife Service, port and customs officials are working hard to stop the criminals in their tracks before...

Jerenimo Lepirei is the STE name on everyone’s lips. Hailing from sleepy Archers post in Samburu, Jerenimo is determined to charge through as leader in conservation. After four years proving himself as a dynamic and resourceful research...