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An Adventurer and a Teacher
Naisula in Samburu National Reserve earlier this year © Meha Kumar/Save the Elephants In December 2023, Naisula, the tracked matriarch of the Samburu Ladies, led her herd...
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Mystery of Tuskless Male African Elephant Leaves Scientists Puzzled
The tuskless male elephant from the Hawaiian Islands family in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve. © Olympia Brule/Save the Elephants Save the Elephants (STE) researchers...
Hopes and Fears for Africa’s Elephants: Trends and their Causes
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....
China’s Ivory Market Slowing, Perhaps Decreasing
Demand for ivory in China may have either remained stable or even decreased slightly in 2014 and the first half of 2015, new data suggests. Ivory (illegally) offered for sale online in China fetched similar prices in 2014 as it had the previous...
Four-Legged Soldiers in Fight Against Wildlife Poaching
Man’s best friend is playing an increasing role in the struggle to save wildlife in Africa. The unprecedented surge in both poaching and trafficking of wildlife is prompting government authorities, non-government groups and private land...
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Donates $1 Million to Elephant Crisis Fund
The Elephant Crisis Fund, a joint initiative created by Save the Elephants and Wildlife Conservation Network, is thrilled to announce a $1 million grant from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. The grant will be used to save elephants from the...