Stories

A Bright Spot Deep in the ForestDeep in the Congo forest, one small organization has taken a stand against poaching. The Lukuru Foundation has been working for the past 10 years in one of the remotest, most biodiverse regions, with help of some...

Since the beginning of this year, there have been reports of a rise in the illegal killing of elephants on the East of Matthews Ranges. These killings have been a worrying issue to the stakeholders operating along that area; Save The Elephants,...

Matriarchs:Elephants are well-known for their close family ties and social complexity with no individual having more of an impact on the family than the matriarch. Often the oldest and largest adult female in the family, the matriarch is the core of...

Armed with a simple yet trendy t-shirt design, a group of five young entrepreneurs with a mission to produce good clothes for a good cause took the online clothing world to a new level in early 2015. This month, STE is revved up and preparing for...

Dogs are playing an ever-increasing role in the desperate struggle to curb poaching in Africa in both anti-poaching and anti-trafficking realms. Richard Bonham states “even if the poachers are not ambushed or stopped before the crime, they...

The First Recorded Forest Elephants in South SudanCamera traps deployed last year in the deep tropical forests that span the border between South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo have provided an unprecedented insight to the wildlife this...

I’ve been at the Save The Elephants Research Camp as an intern for only 3 days and the experience – to say the least – has been awesome! I didn’t think they were serious when they mentioned that we would interact with wildlife… now I know!...

Opening Speech at the Inaugural Giants Club Summit by Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton29th April 2016, Laikipia, Kenya My StoryI have been studying elephants for 50 years, and have served in the National Parks of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda....

While the elephant and rhino poaching crisis spreads across Africa, poaching of elephants and rhinos in Kenya has declined by 80% in the last 3 years. This magnificent result comes as a result of major investment in law enforcement, legislation and...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen an 80% decline in the population of forest elephants over the last 10 years. The Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the northeast part of the country offers the last remaining stronghold for these elephants....