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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 MoreBattle of the titans: Africa’s largest land mammal vs Africa’s large trees
An elephant pushing down a large tree to reach the canopy leaves. By Michael Lorentz Elephants Alive July 27, 2023 South Africans have a peculiar affinity for large, iconic trees. The country’s Limpopo province is home to Africa’s tallest tree and the second thickest tree in the world. South Africa even boasts its own Champion Trees Projects since…
Read MoreNew research by Elephants Alive reveals innovative solutions to human-elephant conflict
Human-elephant conflict: farmers violently chase away elephant from their crops. Photo by © Maurice Schutgens Press Release 7 February 2023 New research identifies innovative ways to help elephants and people co-exist African elephants are being forced to move outside protected spaces or cross borders due to a lack of space. As a result, they are…
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 MoreCollared elephants are the storytellers of connected landscapes
As a potential Kruger National Park (KNP) tourist, you may self-drive into an elephant sighting. Depending on your view and the type of sighting, they may keep your attention for an hour. If it is only a group of young bulls and not a family unit with all the intricacies of family life and the…
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