Author: Claire Bolles

Author: Claire Bolles

Dr. Lindo Treating Matriarch

Matriarch Helicopter Response

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89vnwx365Bw Mara Elephant Project received a hotline call from villagers on October 29 about a herd of elephants being threatened by farmers near the Mara River in the Transmara. MEP deployed the Karen Blixen Camp Robinson R44 helicopter with CEO Marc Goss at the controls and two MEP rangers ready for immediate response. When we arrived villagers were shooting the elephants with arrows and chasing after them; we knew this was a serious human-elephant conflict s… Continue reading.
Heli at Sunset

September MEP Helicopter Report

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Helicopter Report September 2016 September was an extremely active month for responses to human-elephant conflict in the Karen Blixen Camp Robinson R44 helicopter. Mara Elephant Project is sad to report that a baby elephant was killed in a conflict situation in the Munyas community. Though most of the helicopter responses are to HEC, we also had two instances in September where we were able to take the Sky Vet out to treat a wounded giraffe and elephant. The helicopter has also been an effe… Continue reading.

The Indianapolis Prize Wrap Up

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  The Indianapolis Prize took place this past week and Mara Elephant Project’s founder, CEO and several board members were privileged to attend. The Indianapolis Prize is the world’s leading award for wildlife conservation; it recognizes and rewards conservationists who have achieved major victories in advancing the sustainability of an animal species or group of species.     The winner, Professor Carl Jones, and other finalists all spoke about conservation in the most pas… Continue reading.

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