Month: June 2018

Month: June 2018

Meet MEP’s Partner in Tanzania: The Singita Grumeti Fund

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The Singita Grumeti Fund based in Tanzania kicked off the first phase of their human-wildlife conflict elephant collaring project in March. They, along with other wildlife partners like Mara Elephant Project, fitted 12 elephants with remote GPS collars in an effort to better protect both the elephants and the humans they come into contact with and get a better understanding of the elephant rangeland in the western Serengeti. “By collaring select elephants we are able to gain a better insig… Continue reading.

World Environment Day 2018

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  Since its beginning in 1974, World Environment Day created by the UN General Assembly, has developed into a global platform for raising awareness and taking action on urgent issues from marine pollution and global warming to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. Millions of people have taken part over the years, helping drive change in our consumption habits as well as in national and international environmental policy.       “Beat Plastic Pollution”, the them… Continue reading.

MEP May Report

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Mara Elephant Project saw a marked increase in human-elephant conflict in May and as a result we’ve been working closely with Olarro Conservancy and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) Mara Mobile Vet Unit to treat 12 injured elephants this month in a high human-elephant conflict (HEC) area. There are a number of farms and settlements surrounding the Olarro Conservancy that have been experiencing HEC but have not been reporting it. This prompted MEP to move our rapid response unit… Continue reading.

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