Maize crops in the Munyas area are nearing harvest time and we have seen an increase in conflict in this area. The Munyas human-elephant conflict (HEC) team has been reacting to conflict in this area on a daily and nightly basis. A number of farms have already been destroyed (pictured left) and farmers have retaliated by shooting elephants with arrows. We have met this challenge by deploying this team at night to safely chase the crop-raiding herds before they enter too deep into the farms. …
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The Elephant Crisis Fund (ECF), an initiative launched by Save the Elephants and the Wildlife Conservation Network, in partnership with the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, has a simple mission: save elephants, end the ivory crisis. They do this by supporting the best ideas to end the ivory crisis, those that deliver a rapid impact on the ground with 100% of every dollar they generate going directly to the frontline. The ECF and Mara Elephant Project (MEP) align in this mission and thank…
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