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MEP 2016 Annual Report

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Mara Elephant Project is happy to announce that our Annual Report for 2016 is now available for you to download and read. 2016 MEP Annual Report While 2016 was a very positive year for MEP in terms of the continued reduction in the number of elephants being killed due to poaching and our human-elephant conflict (HEC) Toolkit, the growing rate of elephant deaths due to HEC is a very alarming statistic that is going to require our constant vigilance in 2017 and beyond. The Highlights In the Gr… Continue reading.

The Maa Trust Visits MEP

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On April 24 Mara Elephant Project was pleased to host 11 scholarship students from The Maa Trust to tour MEP HQ and learn about conservation from MEP rangers. The Maa Trust children at MEP HQ with Wilson & Ekru. The Maa Trust’s is an organization working towards a harmonious balance between conservation and sustainable human development in the Maasai Mara. They have a wide range of projects that increase the benefits to Maasai landowners of having wildlife on their land. These include … Continue reading.

First Responder Kit Critical to MEP Rangers In the Field

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A core group of Mara Elephant Project rangers has undergone extensive patrol medic training, and all of the MEP rangers have undergone basic medic training before being deployed. MEP rangers are usually first responders when there has been an incident of human-elephant conflict and someone has been injured. In this case, in April, a herder in the Olkinyei area was out in the morning with his cattle and was trampled by a young elephant that was part of a larger herd. The injured herder recei… Continue reading.

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