Stories

The recent BBVA Foundation Worldwide Award presented to Save the Elephants (STE) and the Elephant Crisis Fund (ECF) will supercharge our work across Africa - strengthening partner networks, increasing linkages between our partners, and driving lasting cha

Straddling Uganda’s northeast, South Sudan’s southern, and Kenya’s northwest borders, the Kidepo landscape is a mosaic of community rangelands, farmlands, and protected areas including the Kidepo Valley National Park

A new study by Save the Elephants (STE) and the University of Oxford shows that drones, when flown high and carefully, can be powerful and non-invasive tools for monitoring wild elephant families.

In part two of the series, we follow the adventures of eight elephants whose remarkable journeys have deepened our understanding of how these giants navigate Kenya’s changing landscapes.

While it might not be immediately clear to everyone how elephant conservation and human well-being are linked, a community health project from Save the Elephants in Tsavo, Kenya, is turning this concept into reality.

Scientists, researchers, conservationists, policy makers and community representatives recently gathered for the 2nd International Wildlife Scientific Conference in the biodiversity-rich town of Naivasha in Kenya.

For Moses Wakile and Solomon Eligoi, two of our elephant scholars, the journey into veterinary medicine is more than just personal ambition, it’s a story about leaving home to change home.

Frida, from the Artists family, has just given birth to her third calf - the 101st recorded in Samburu so far this year, already surpassing last year’s total of just 37. 

As it turns out, even giants need their rest. For years, scientists assumed wild elephants barely slept.

If you ask the researchers at our Samburu camp when they first saw or heard of Armstrong, most will recall something about this giant of an elephant - whether it was the day - June 5, 2023,  his imposing stature or his bold personality.