Five elephants poached, calf orphaned in Kenyan national park July 31, 2015 Aug. 5, 2015 UPDATE BELOW *** Despite worldwide outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion, the big cat lured just outside a national… Continue Reading
Devastating loss: The world mourns the death of another northern white rhino July 30, 2015 And then there were four. Nabiré, one of the last five northern white rhinos left in the world, has died. She was born at… Continue Reading
Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o speaks out against elephant poaching, ivory trade July 20, 2015 Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is lending her support – and celebrity – to save elephants from poaching in Kenya. Nyong’o recently visited an elephant orphanage run… Continue Reading
Sudan is the world’s last male northern white rhino and he’s a bit lonely May 13, 2015 In central Kenya at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Sudan the last remaining male northern white rhino is surrounded by humans. A team of armed… Continue Reading
Ethiopia burns massive stockpile of ivory signals zero tolerance on elephant poaching March 21, 2015 The war on poaching continues as another African nation burned a giant stockpile of ivory. Gulele Botanical Garden in Ethiopia was host to pyre of… Continue Reading
Elephant loses trunk in snare trap, but manages to survive March 6, 2015 A conservation group in Kenya has stumbled upon something alarming: an elephant without most if its trunk. Tsavo Trust said its ground monitoring unit spotted the… Continue Reading
This is what poaching looks like in Kenya March 4, 2015 A heartbreaking scene played out in Nairobi National Park. That’s where 15 tonnes of ivory was set ablaze to mark World Wildlife Day on… Continue Reading
The Maasi fight to keep Serengeti plains out of the hands of big game hunters December 1, 2014 The Serengeti plains in Tanzania is home to lions, leopards, elephants, wildebeest, zebra and buffalo. It’s also where the ancient people of Maasi live…. Continue Reading
Meet elephant IR1: One of Kenya’s rare “hundred pounders” November 18, 2014 By any measure, IR1 is impressive. The male elephant is at least 45-years-old, appears to have suffered a serious head wound and is one of… Continue Reading
How do you rescue a baby elephant that fell down a well? November 13, 2014 While watching a show recently, we learned that in Tanzania, few trees in the wild are knocked down by wind or the elements. It’s… Continue Reading
