The Women’s Enterprise Center has kicked off 2021 with 2 weeks of training for the Mlambeni Basket Weavers group. The ladies  are learning new elephant-friendly enterprise activities to help diversify their income away from a pure reliance on maize farming. A team from GoGrow Limited, facilitated by trainers Lucy Kerei and Robert Matheka, have led the group in Enterprise Development Training, engaging the women in entrepreneurship, bookkeeping and marketing skills.  *** Half…

Field Report by Intern Jasper Scofield-Smith, Elephants and Bees Project  A bucket full of Cow dung, a few shovels of rotting eggs, handfuls of ginger and garlic and some green neem leaves may not sound like a gourmet meal, but that’s what the Elephants and Bees team have been cooking up for the last three weeks, and they believe it could be the recipe for success they have been looking…

Field Report by Intern Nishi Shah, Elephants and Bees Project  Save The Elephants’ Elephants and Bees Project has brought a tremendous amount of assistance to the community and the farms of Sagalla through beehive fences, natural elephant deterrents and education. Throughout my internship, I have been able to witness these innovative methods in place protect farmland and help reduce crop-damage and hence promote human-wildlife coexistence. It has truly been an…

Field Report by Interns Emily Belcher and Nishi Shah, Elephants and Bees Project  ‘In a single decade between 1979 and 1989, half of all of Africa’s elephants were lost to the ivory trade, according to pan African census conducted by Save The Elephants’ Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton.’ For this reason, it is extremely important to educate people on the importance of wildlife. As the largest of all land mammals, African elephants…

Field Report by Interns Emily Belcher and Nishi Shah, Elephants and Bees Project  Over many years, elephants have continuously raided farms which has ultimately ended in loss for the farmers or tragedy for the elephants – however the introduction of beehive fences, based on the theory that elephants are afraid of bees, has really helped. This now award-winning project has successfully reduced conflict between elephants and farmers and has increased…

Field Report and Photos by Purity Milgo, Elephants and Bees Project Field Assistant  You would think that, in today’s global economy, the majority of people residing in more economically developed countries such as Europe and North America would be financially literate. This is not the case. In fact, studies show that many of the residents in those countries would have preferred to start their finance education in primary or secondary school instead…

Lucy’s TED Talk reaches 2 million views We’re thrilled that Lucy’s TED Talk that she gave at the TEDWomen conference in Palm Springs in December 2019 has just reached 2 million views on the TED platform. If you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, here is some more details about the talk and the link: How bees keep the peace between elephants and humans Imagine waking in the…

Field Report and Photos by Muasa Mwololo, Elephants and Bees Project  As we usher in the new month of September, it’s getting drier in Sagalla. The hot scorching sun is unbearable for most of the indigenous plants, therefore making them shed off their leaves as a survival tactic until the next rain season. But that is not the case for other indigenous plants species. Despite being so dry in Sagalla,…

Field Report and Photos by Muasa Mwololo, Elephants and Bees Botanist  The dry weather season has started to creep up in Sagalla. Plants leaves have withered, dried up and are starting to fall. The wet, beautiful green scenery that was has now faded to a dull and dry grey- brown scenery.   Despite of all these flora changes, it is flowering season for other several plants in Sagalla. Flowers from…