Stories

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...

One of North Kenya’s largest tuskers - a celebrated African savanna elephant called Matt, has sadly died. Matt, aged 52, and one of Kenya’s well known elephant elders, died apparently from natural causes. During his lifetime he roamed further...

Outdoor learning activities such as artwork, wildlife drawings, poetry and beading complements theory-based learning offered in schools in Kenya. At our Wildlife Clubs, students have been embracing these activities and learning about wildlife...

In March 2019, Save the Elephants and partner organization Ewaso Lions collaborated by bringing more than 120 wildlife club members to  Samburu National Reserve. The students from Laresoro and Attan primary schools were given a rare opportunity to...

One of the main focuses of the Save the Elephants and Elephant Watch Safaris - Education Programme, is to encourage former scholars to give back to their communities. In 2018, five Elephant Scholars graduated from the programme after successfully...

The Land Cruiser is parked at a discreet distance from the Ewaso Ng’iro River, where a herd of elephants is bathing. From inside the vehicle, Frank Pope of Save the Elephants (STE) observes its newest member—a six-month-old male. The calf...

The Elephant Scholarship Programme continues to provide opportunities for needy students from Northern Kenya to get education, beyond the basic Primary School level. This initiative has seen the programme focus on the high school and tertiary...

Save the Elephants’ education team recently organized a field trip to the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in the remote Mathews’ Range in northern Kenya for grade 8 pupils from Ngutuk Engiron Primary School.  STE has had a lasting partnership with...

Elephants need space.  Across Africa however these iconic creatures are being squeezed into smaller marginal areas as the continent’s human population rapidly expands.  In Kenya, Save the Elephants is working closely with communities, local and...

Mama Tembos collecting data in the field As women continue to play a critical role in conservation in Africa, one group of community-appointed wildlife ambassadors in Northern...