Author: Claire Bolles

Author: Claire Bolles

HEC Toolkit helicopter

Human-Elephant Conflict Toolkit: Helicopter

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One of the most crucial tools in MEP’s HEC Toolkit is the use of a Robinson R44 helicopter. Thanks to the generous support of our partner Karen Blixen Camp, we are able to deploy the helicopter on a number of missions that can protect human and elephant lives in conflict situations.       What’s the nuisance? Well, elephants. Many locals have acres of farmland that can all be wiped out by a herd of elephants in one night’s time. Retaliation from farmers over crop raiding… Continue reading.
Kenya Wildlife Service Ivory Burn

Ivory Burn

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On April 30 106 tons of ivory was set ablaze in Nairobi National Park. This ivory represented around 6,700 dead elephants and 450 dead rhinos with a street value estimated at $150 million. Mara Elephant Project was proud to witness such a historic event made possible by our partners Kenya Wildlife Service, Save the Elephants, CITES, Stop Ivory and the Government of Kenya.     “You really had a sense that everyone there was like-minded and there for the same reason; to acknowledge … Continue reading.
Matt Mays Courtney Fehsenfeld at War of Space UN Headquarters

War of Space

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ESCAPE Foundation, Inc., and Mays Entertainment are proud to announce their collaborative movie, War of Space, won best Elephant Micro Movie at the International Elephant Film Festival on March 3, 2016. The International Elephant Film Festival was organized by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to raise awareness of the various challenges facing the African and Asian elephants, as a highlight of… Continue reading.

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