Boots, sneakers, sandals, slides; all kinds of shoes ( & humans wearing them đ ) turned out for the Global March For Elephants & Rhinos in Las Vegas this year. Some may even say that elephant shoes played a part in the trek down Las Vegas Boulevard. For those in the know, a silent … Continue reading »
Let the march begin! Help save our elephants from extinction by joining a GMFER (Global March For Elephants And Rhinos) in a city near you this week. This yearâs GMFER was planned to coincide with the CITES CoP17 2016 World Wildlife Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. âAround 100 elephants and 3 rhinos are killed … Continue reading »
For those of us who have been a part of the Elephant Family family, and receiving their âe-newsâ letters, one can only reveal that a recent email shocked us to the core. Asian elephants in the country of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) are now not only the target of poachers for their ivory. Asian … Continue reading »
Worse Than Expected Numbers of Savanna & Forest Elephants Left in the Wild Project: the Great Elephant Census Place: The continent of Africa Purpose: To count all of the Africaâs elephants (African Savanna Elephants & African Forest Elephants) by Air over the course of 2 years People: The team was comprised of scientists (90) & … Continue reading »
Dear Elephants: This year Elephant Spoken Here forgot World Wildlife Day. (Yes, I know, how could we?) But we will never forget you as a species or forget your struggle to survive. Not a day goes by that we are not haunted by your plight (the threat of extinction), devising ways to implore the … Continue reading »
It is the same type of assault weapon used to take our elephants down on the âAfrican continentâ, the AK47. Only this time poachers aimed their fire at a âtrue heroâ among humans who was devoting his life to saving African elephants in the battle for the very existence of the species. One shot was … Continue reading »
It had not been discovered until a six-month long study released by Fauna & Flora International this past month. Captured on cameras attached to various trees, in a 3000 mile expanse of the Central Africa forest, these tree cams (âremote sensing cameras aka âcamera trapsââ) have brought a beautiful vision into focus. That of the … Continue reading »
You may not be familiar with âElephant in My Heartâ. But once you hear Soleil Dakotaâs sublime song the message and the haunting melody will shatter your heart. Itâs all the more haunting just knowing that time is running out for our elephants. Click here for the video âElephant in My Heartâ âI have … Continue reading »
As another year comes to an end an all-encompassing thought comes to mind. It has nothing to do with parties or revelers or celebrations. It has nothing to do with ringing in the New Year at all. But it has everything to do with elephants. What can we do to ensure a future for our … Continue reading »
Name: Kauro Date of Birth: Thursday 2 January 2014 Gender: Male Where: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nursery  Nairobi Kenya Africa Too Cute For Photos, and a video, see Kauro at: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Orphan’s Project If anything, since becoming an orphan on the day his mother was taken from him by poachers, … Continue reading »