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Bees, Trees – and now “elephant friendly” honey!
Our Elephants, Bees, Trees & People Project continually grows from strength to strength. We have harvested three batches of “elephant-friendly honey” already this year – bottling nearly 65 litres, all of which is now sold out! Honey for sale at Farmers Market Elephant-friendly honey The honey has proved hugely popular with customers in both Hoedspruit…
Read MoreRonny Makukule from Elephants Alive goes to Kenya to meet his heroes!
When Michelle told me we were going to Kenya together I was so excited and proud – but also nervous at the same as this was my first ever international flight. But I couldn’t wait to see how it feels to fly above the clouds. As the pilot announced we would be landing in Nairobi,…
Read MoreElephant squatter evicted from Ingwelala Camp!
By Harriet Nimmo A bull elephant broke through the perimeter fence and moved into the Ingwelala Camp, where he has been for a number of weeks. He is known to Elephants Alive as Draco, with his distinctive tear on his right ear and elongated wart on his left temporal gland. Although peaceful and gentle, he was damaging a number of trees…
Read MoreElephants Alive gets a 10 year research contract from the APNR
By Dr. Michelle Henley I first started observing elephants in the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park in 1996. For fun, together with my artist Mother, I started to record the ear patterns of elephants in the area after reading the books of Iain Douglas-Hamilton and…
Read MoreNetworking Across the Globe
In March, the Elephants Alive (EA) research team attended the 2018 Savanna Science Network Meeting at Skukuza Rest Camp, Kruger National Park. This academic conference brings together scientists conducting savanna-related research in Africa, South America and Australasia, and is hosted by the Scientific Services of South African National Parks. EA’s Anka Bedetti-de Kock presented a…
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