In December 2019, Olarro Conservancy supported Mara Elephant Project with the purchase of five elephant collars set to be deployed in the Mara in 2020 and 2021. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and MEP successfully deployed three of the five elephant collars in 2020 despite additional challenges presented by COVID-19. The two newly collared elephants and one re-collared elephant are all crucial candidates for KWS and MEP to collect data on and monitor how they move in the ecosystem.
The five col…
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In January 2020, Mara Elephant Project was granted $10,000 from Elephant Cooperation to cover the running costs of the MEP Loita ranger unit’s Land Cruiser vehicle for the year. The permanent MEP Loita unit, deployed in early 2019, funded by Lori Price has already had a major impact on this important area of the Mara ecosystem. The vehicle, funded by Elephant Crisis Fund, plays a key role in their success as it allows them to cover a large distance in a short amount of time to root out poac…
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