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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...
The Poetic Reunion
A week after the death of Rozz William (from the Poetics) her two calves were separated from the family. Days later they were seen just a short distance from their family but hastily moving in the opposite direction. STE’s effort to try and divert...
Shaba and her sister
In most animal species after the death of a parent it naturally becomes the responsibility of the older sibling(s) to take care and guard the younger ones. In elephants the bond between siblings and between calves and other members of the family is...
Buffalos return to the Springs
On our regular mammal census route through southern Buffalo Springs we came across a group of mammals that we did not expect – Buffalos. This may surprise many readers, of course there out to be buffalos in Buffalo Springs. However, the iconic...
Before the Rains
The arrival of Brunaleski and Alpine’s new calves on the 4th of November mark, respectively, the 4th and 5th new-borns to greet our Samburu research team in just over a month. This wave of newcomers to Samburu’s elephant families began with the...
The Spices’ new bundle of joy!
When you are out on Long Term Monitoring (LTM) you expect to see a lot of interesting things from vultures feeding on a dead Grant’s gazelle, giraffes necking or male elephants fighting. However seeing a new life is one of the...
Wildlife and Climate Change
There is a strong link between global warming and the distribution and survival of animal and plant species. Droughts and floods have the ability of wiping out entire populations of animals and spreading alien species to various areas and...
Of Mothers and Their Calves
This is Willow and her daughter, she is the newest addition to the Hardwoods family. She is always by her mother’s side. Whenever she is stuck in mud in the many swamps in Samburu andBuffalo springs national reserves, Willow is always there to...
Elephants as keystone species:
Elephants are the real Kings of the African Savanna. Yes, they have no natural predator but that is not what makes them King.Elephants shape the landscape by uprooting and felling trees. Without this the African savanna would be a forest or worse, a...
Matt Gets the Royal Treatment
Born around 1971, Matt has been known to Save the Elephants (STE) researchers since the early years of our Samburu Elephant project. Back then he was among the youngest of the mature bulls. Today he is one of the oldest and largest elephants left in...
STE partner Ivory Ella to meet the Elephants their brand is helping to protect!
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...