Stories

There's an African proverb that goes...' when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers'. In May 2002, it was more than the grass that suffered after a bull named Rommel redirected his aggression towards one of our research vehicles in...

SHARE YOUR LOVE OF ELEPHANTS THIS GIVING SEASON WITH GIFTS THAT GIVE BACK TO NATURE  The holiday season is fast approaching! If you haven’t figured out what to give your loved ones yet, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Ivory Ella For...

On the shores of Lake Jipe, which straddles the border between Kenya and Tanzania, an uneasy standoff persists—not between belligerent armies, but humans and elephants. In this area, which is on the western boundary of Kenya’s Tsavo West...

Luna is a 19 year old female elephant who shares our home in Samburu National Park in northern Kenya. She is a young mum. She gave birth to a baby girl in 2016. The rains are here in Samburu and Luna and her herd have been exploring the entire...

As elephants gathered in huge numbers in Samburu National Reserve recently, one elephant in particular stood out.  An enormous bull called Miguna Miguna had arrived out of the blue, begun chasing females, intimidating other bulls and squaring up to...

When Iain Douglas-Hamilton began radio-tracking elephants in Tanzania in 1968 it transformed our understanding of how far some elephants travel, and how different their individual movements can be. Today, with the original VHF beacons now joined by...

Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) help us understand and protect elephants? Speech processing, facial recognition and many forms of forecasting have been transformed as computers learn to scour incoming streams of data for significant patterns....

A female elephant fitted with a GPS tracking collar has made a remarkable journey from Samburu to Marsabit in Northern Kenya - suggesting that elephants are starting to feel safe again. Koya, aged 23, made the 48 mile trek with six of her family,...

We are so proud of the matriarchs who lead our Samburu elephant herds in Northern Kenya.  With their knowledge, experience and wisdom, their leadership is crucial to the survival of the entire group. In honour of these wonderful ‘ladies’ and...

Counting wildlife is critical for management but is expensive and surprisingly hard. Luckily a new improved technique is on the horizon.  Save the Elephants has trialled a new way of counting wildlife over large areas with an innovative method...