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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.
Ian Hustwick in Samburu
Hi everyone! My name is Ian Hustwick and I have had the privilege of being an intern at Save the Elephants for the last six weeks. Time has gone really fast and I can’t believe that I have only three weeks left here in Samburu. I am here...
Report on the death of ‘Prunella’
At noon on April 28 we were alerted by the STE Automated Poaching Alert system that one of our Mt.Kenya female elephants, Prunella, had triggered a level ‘5’ alert; the highest alert possible and meaning that her collar had not moved more than...
Goodbye and lesere!
My internship has come to an end after what felt like only a few short weeks. It’s amazing how fast time flies when you’re enjoying life and living in the moment. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here and would do it again in a heartbeat! In...
Elephant Calf Research in Samburu National Reserve, Nothern Kenya
As part of my Masters of Environment, I chose to do a 37.5 point Environmental Research Topic and somehow managed to score myself the wonderful opportunity of basing my research in Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves, northern Kenya. I...
Birthday wishes come true…
I’m finishing my last blog from the backpackers in Nairobi, and it’s hard to believe that just this morning I was waking up in my tent to Stumpy the mischievous no-tailed money and the chattering mongoose, and now I’m back in the big city....
Sera Collaring Report
Introduction Previously STE together with its other partners like NRT, had deployed three GPS collars to elephants at Sera in order to monitor their movements. Back in 1998, a long tracked animal Ngolia was among the first animals going through...
Death of another matriarch of the Virtues
Recently, we carried the story of the death of Resilience the matriarch of the Virtues family. The saga of this family continues. Two weeks after Resilience's death David Daballen and I took at National Geographic camera crew to Resilience's...
Chyulu Collaring Operation Report: 15th – 17th March, 2011
It is a mystery how elephants in the Chyulu Hills are connected to the great populations of Amboseli and Tsavo. Yet at a time when human populations increase, putting wildlife under pressure, it becomes ever more important to know the connection of...
How does one remain hopeful when Hope is lost?
About 3 weeks before I arrived at STE a famous matriarch of The Virtues, named Resilience, was shot and killed along with some of her family members. This included a younger female named Enthusiasm who was shot multiple times and died within walking...
A Picture Perfect Opportunity
Hello all! What an honor to introduce myself on The Save the Elephants Website My name is Lauren Ross and I’m accomplishing a lifelong dream by interning with this world renowned organization in one of the most beautiful places on earth. I’ve...