Mali Elephant Project

Securing the future of Mali's desert elephants, and helping local people in community-based natural resource management.

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Watch the new animation on @MaliEleProject community-centered conservation:
https://t.co/Bk3JxLqBuY
Thank you to @OxfordSparks for making this, & all who support @MaliEleProject @Darwin_Defra @ICFC_for_Nature @tusk_org @ChengetaWild @WILDfoundation @CanneySusan #elephants #Mali

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Here the #desert #elephants are standing alongside bricks made by the #communities we work with in #Mali. These bricks are dried in the sun, and then used for building houses and walls.

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A new short film about the Tsavo Trust and the #Tsavo Conservation Area in #Kenya, its #elephants, #biodiversity, and how @tsavotrust works with local communities to take a holistic approach to #conservation.
https://t.co/SGGIh9Uu1b
#BigTuskerProject

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@MattCroucherGC Thank you! :-)

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The #elephants are covering themselves in muddy water to stay cool in the heat.
These pools were made by some of the communities we work with in #Mali.

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Help raise money for those on the frontline of wildlife conservation - @ChengetaWild carry out pioneering ranger training to save #elephants in Mali:
Thank you!
https://t.co/085kjXnNCG

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Moving video on the machines that suck carbon out of the air, cost little and are self-building!
Share it here:
https://t.co/Egs46xJf81
#naturalclimatesolutions #biodiversity
@GretaThunberg @GeorgeMonbiot

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Read how @biglifeafrica conservationist and Masaai warrior, Daniel Ole Sambu, went from lion-hunting to being at the forefront of wildlife conservation. https://t.co/oj822yKqfB #BigLifeFoundation #SCMP #ivory

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@ste_kenya Beautiful #elephant calf! Welcome to the world!

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Spot the desert elephant! How many #Mali #elephants can you see in this recent photo?

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#Mali #elephants sharing the shade of a tree.

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WATCH the story of Jackson Lempei - STE’s youngest elephant scholar whose encounter with a wild elephant changed his life forever…https://t.co/fPv3WnUmcZ. #education #elephant #elephantscholar #savetheelephants #JacksonLempei.

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Committee I of #CITESCoP18 this afternoon voted against the proposal to transfer of African #elephant populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa & Zimbabwe from Appendix II to Appendix I to prohibit all commercial trade, pending decision by Plenary https://t.co/quEZbWQGbs

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The importance of #diversity: scientists show that protecting areas with greater plant diversity can ensure higher #ecosystem productivity, better carbon sequestration, prevent desertification, & buffer animal populations from effects of climate extremes:
https://t.co/vRXtJS19vs

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The magnificent desert #elephants and their young carrying out their circular migration in #Mali.

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Listen to the new song L'Tome Nkaina meaning 'Elephant Hands' which features the sounds of #elephants! #WorldElephantDay @ste_kenya

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We're celebrating #WorldElephantDay with a BRAND NEW song - L'Tome Nkaina meaning 'Elephant Hands' by Mama Tembo, Mpayon (pictured), & Lemarti Lemar in honor of elephants, their habitat & the work of the Mama Tembos. You heard it first here https://t.co/ttowI0hOay. 📷@janewynyard

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The extinction of elephants in Africa could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7 per cent more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, new research suggests. Read more: https://t.co/sXHDuPZe6I #research #elephants #Africa #climate

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@annapmzn Hi, thanks for your message, this photo was taken recently in the Gourma region of Mali.

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New photos of the #Mali #desert #elephants sleeping soundly! #Elephants mostly sleep while standing, but also lie down to sleep every few days. Elephants are the shortest sleeping mammal.

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More photos taken at the fantastic festival of the #environment attended by members of the #Mali Elephant Project team in #Bamako last month. Brilliant music and celebrations!

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@EPIAfrica The #elephants are trying to avoid some of the poaching hotspots, but face the ongoing challenge of accessing water & food in more populated areas. Thanks for your interest in the project.

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The Mali Elephant Project team are just back from a visit to #Mali. A highlight of the trip was attending the fantastic festival of the #environment, to which we were invited by the Ministry of the Environment.

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@EPIAfrica The #elephants have not experienced poaching this year, the anti-poaching unit is still operating & the project continues despite ongoing insecurity, attacks & IEDs.