Mara Elephant Project rangers witnessed something not seen before. While deploying their drone to guide a herd of nine elephants out of community fences, one elephant attempted to knock the drone out of the air. Clearly frustrated by it, this female and the herd reluctantly moved back into the conservancy. Luckily the MEP ranger drone pilots are prepared for the unexpected.
Mara Elephant Project
休耕保育组织
Carmel，IN 7,194 位关注者
Protecting elephants and their habitats across the Greater Mara Ecosystem in Kenya
关于我们
For over a decade Mara Elephant Project (MEP) has been protecting elephants and their habitats across the Greater Mara Ecosystem (GME). The GME, an extension of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, is Kenya’s most important wildlife area and tourism asset. The Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem is one of the last major wildlife refuges on Earth. Most famous for its annual migration of nearly two million wildebeest and zebra, the ecosystem is also home to an estimated 40% of Africa’s large mammals. Historically, people and wildlife peacefully co-existed when space for both did not overlap; however, as the human footprint has expanded, so has livestock and farming, pushing wild animals into smaller spaces. Elephants are a keystone species to this ecosystem and when poaching emerged as the number one threat in 2012 (96 elephants that year alone were killed for their ivory) MEP took action to successfully combat this global threat. Today, the drastic expansion of the human footprint in the region is causing devastating loss of habitat, which means MEP must expand its mission and goals to save the Mara’s wildlife and wild spaces. MEP’s vision is to see a stable and healthy elephant population co-existing peacefully with people across the GME. For over a decade at MEP, we’ve worked together with the Government of Kenya, KWS, Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI), community conservancies and other conservation organizations to build a better future for elephants and their habitats. MEP is a remarkable force of dedicated men and women working together 24/7 to protect elephants, the GME, Kenyan wildlife and wild spaces for generations to come. While MEP was originally focused on combating elephant poaching, we’ve adapted to focus on finding solutions to the emerging long-term threats to elephants, co-existence and habitat loss. Our approach of monitor, evaluate and protect has worked when used in collaboration with partners to protect wildlife, communities and habitats.
- 网站
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www.maraelephantproject.org
Mara Elephant Project的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 休耕保育组织
- 规模
- 51-200 人
- 总部
- Carmel，IN
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 2011
- 领域
- Elephants、Conservation、Habitat Protection、Kenya、Rangers、Technology和Africa
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Mara Elephant Project员工
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Frank-Astère NDIYO BUTOYI
Partner @ Amethis
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Loic Amado
Built @Uber in 10 countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa | Impact investing | Sustainable innovation | Operator
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Lindsey Dixon
Freelance Fundraising, Event Management and Charity Operations
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Imboma Evans
Environmental Services Professional
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On #InternationalDayofForests, Mara Elephant Project wants to highlight a new project impacting an important elephant habitat made possible through the support of LGT Venture Philanthropy. Together, we are bolstering the community’s efforts to conserve an important asset, the Loita Forest. #ProtectForests
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“During our previous trainings, we used to train on ranger drills and parade skills. The Mara Elephant Project training is different. We’ve learned how to qualify for a promotion and become a better team leader. This training is about how to work smart.” Jackson Njoe, Ranger – Mara Mbokishi Conservancy Thanks to support from the Basecamp Foundation Kenya, Njoe is one of 125 Mara wildlife rangers receiving free comprehensive advanced training at the Training of Trainers (ToT) course. #ToTThursday
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Dive into the conservation world and gain a deeper understanding of elephant and habitat protection. The Mara Elephant Project and Elephanatics free educational content on our website offers both educators and students ways to engage with wildlife. https://buff.ly/vi6qVXD
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On this #GlobalRecyclingDay ??, the Mara Elephant Project team celebrated Global Recycling Day by engaging students from a local school in Trans Mara. The team led interactive sessions on the impact of pollution on the environment and introduced the three R’s—reduce, Reuse, and Recycle—while taking part in waste collection and applying environmentally friendly waste disposal techniques.
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May the sharing mood of Easter live on, and as you break your fast this Ramadan, support the Mara Elephant Project with the purchase of this bespoke Imani Collection item, handmade by local artisans in Kenya. https://buff.ly/K6HkobJ
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As night fell in a community a few miles from Mara Elephant Project headquarters, a herd of 50 elephants used the cover of darkness to creep into their fences, targeting their farms. A member of the community alerted the MEP “Golf” ranger team stationed nearby. Equipped with their thermal drone, the team guided the herd back to safety. Deploying thermal drones means that rangers can responds to human-elephant conflict incidents at night, when they are most likely to occur.
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The Mara Elephant Project rapid response hotline was ringing earlier this week when a herd of four elephants were inside community fences near headquarters. The MEP “Foxtrot” ranger team responded and deployed their drone to guide the elephants out of fences and back to the safety of the conservancy. Their ability to respond within minutes reduces property damage and the risk to life.
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#ToTThusday is back! You know what? This time, the team is bigger – meaning more rangers will be gaining knowledge and skills through the Trainer of Trainers (ToT) course. The training not only covers tactical ranger skills but the use of technology in wildlife and habitat conservation. This comes to you under the generous support of the Basecamp Foundation Kenya.