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MEET MEP’s LATEST PARTNER: TANAPA

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In 1959 the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) was established and the Serengeti became the first national park. By 2014, TANAPA had grown to 16 national parks, covering approximately 57,024 square kilometers. The primary role of TANAPA is conservation. The 16 national parks, many of which form the core of a much larger protected ecosystem, have been set aside to preserve the country’s rich natural heritage and to provide secure breeding grounds where its fauna and flora can thri… Continue reading.
Dead Ele in Attacks

A Battlefield Opens Cropland for Elephants to Eat

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Recently Mara Elephant Project’s collared elephants have been taking advantage of a tribe battle that’s as old as time. In the Kirindon area of the Transmara District in Narok County the Maasai and Kalenjin tribes have skirmishes involving spears, arrows and, more recently firearms, which have been occurring with more frequency since the end of 2016. During the most recent battle on December 5, people were killed in the Inkenye area, a favorite battleground owned by a Maasai family but fa… Continue reading.

Elephanatics Supports MEP

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Formed in May 2013, Elephanatics is an elephant advocacy organization residing in Vancouver, BC, Canada with the mission to help the long-term survival of the African and Asian elephants by raising awareness. Disseminating information regarding the enormous challenges and suffering elephants face in Africa’s poaching crisis and Asia’s tourist trade helps them achieve this mission.   They focus on three pillars of advocacy: conservation, education and action. These three pilla… Continue reading.

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