Bees
Cutting corners when protecting trees? Not a great idea …
An elephant reaches for higher branches. Credit Ruth Smith Elephants Alive Oct 26, 2023 Read the original scientific article by Robin Cook here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wlb3.01170 A unique solution to a unique problem? The conservation successes of the Greater Kruger Region has meant that its resident elephant population is doing so well, that their abundance is…
Read MoreThe tale of 100 beehives
On the evening of the 1st of March, the first batch of 60 buzzing beehives were delivered to our HQ at Ekuthuleni. In partnership with the Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit, the boxes were carefully placed on our repurposed steel stands. Two weeks later, the last 40 beehives were delivered to complete our 100-beehive apiary –…
Read MoreCelebrating Five Years of Protecting Trees with Bees
On a warm summer’s night in December 2015, Elephants Alive, in conjunction with Jejane Private Nature Reserve, initiated the ambitious operation of hanging fifty active beehives in fifty marula trees in order to test whether African honeybees could be used to protect trees against elephant impact. Five years down the line, Elephants Alive’s researchers have…
Read MoreBees and Black Mambas – recruiting new bee-lievers
We are thrilled to announce the expansion and next stage of our successful “Bees, Trees, Elephants and People Programme”. Elephants Alive will be training the award-winning, all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit to become bee-keepers. We now share Headquarters with the Black Mambas within the Greater Kruger National Park on the border of the Associated…
Read MoreSweet Successes
By Harriet Nimmo It seems that some traditional medical treatments are making a comeback and are forging their place alongside new technologies. Honey was used as a treatment for wounds by the ancient Egyptians and has been found in tombs dating from 3000BC. And now here in Hoedspruit, local wildlife vet, Dr. Joel Alves, is…
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