Save the Elephants

Our mission is to secure a future for elephants and to sustain the beauty and ecological integrity of the places that they live.

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From the air to the ground, every collaring operation is a race against time. ⏱️

‘Why Elephant Collaring Matters’, narrated and edited by Emma McGann, is out now on YouTube. 👇

📺 Watch it here: https://t.co/Mk6nsCuxZe

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Why fit a tracking collar on a wild elephant? 🤔

Watch ‘Why Elephant Collaring Matters’ tomorrow on YouTube and discover how we combine science and data from tracking collars to better protect elephants.

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First steps, a few hours in.

Elephant calves learn to walk within 24 hours, so they can keep pace with the herd and stay close to mum.

What comes next? Find out in ‘A Day in the Life of Baby Elephants’: https://t.co/BBjgxUmmeq

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🐘 Ready to pursue a career in conservation?

Applications are open for Save the Elephants’ 2027 Samburu Research Internship Programme!

🇰🇪 Open to Kenyan students in relevant fields with prior fieldwork experience.

🔗 More details: https://t.co/kszIzYcfmq

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Wobbly first steps, mud baths, trunk school and more!

Spend a day with Samburu’s baby giants in the first of eight Project Loxodonta films, narrated by science communicator, Lindsay Nikole, and edited by Emma McGann.

📺 Out now on YouTube: https://t.co/BBjgxUmmeq

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Ever wondered what a baby elephant gets up to all day? 🐘 👀

Find out tomorrow on YouTube in ‘A Day in the Life of Baby Elephants’, the first of eight Project Loxodonta films that bring you closer to elephants and the conservation work behind their protection.

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What does a year of conservation funding achieve for Africa's elephants? 🐘

Join us on Nov 5 to hear from our Elephant Crisis Fund team as they share how we're supporting frontline conservation efforts across the continent.

🔗 Register: https://t.co/aF3ktfO9St

📸 David Giffin

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Chilli briquettes, collaring operations, community education and plenty of elephants stealing the spotlight. ✨

It’s your turn to vote for the People’s Choice winner of our 2026 ECF Photo & Video Competition! 📷

Vote by 4th November: https://t.co/eQE25Kmj7B

📷 Josh Clay

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Shaped like an upturned mug, the store is one of 80+ methods in our Human-Elephant Coexistence Toolbox.

Three Conservation South Luangwa team members are also among 400+ graduates of our Training of Trainers programme, building practical skills for coexistence.

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Local innovation in action!

Our Elephant Crisis Fund partner, Conservation South Luangwa (CSL), is among the pioneers of elephant-proof food stores. Each holds up to two tonnes of maize, keeping grain out of elephants’ reach and livelihoods secure.

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Elephants have the largest brain of any land mammal, at 4–6kg, with a complex structure.

They recognise individuals over many years, and a large cerebellum is thought to help them remember routes and water sources, knowledge passed down through generations.

📸 Robbie Labanowski

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@MaraElephant @KWSKenya Our condolences to the entire MEP team 💔

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What can tracking data reveal about Lamu’s hidden elephants? 🐘 🛰️

Discover this and more in the latest Trumpet, our newsletter for elephant lovers.

Read the Trumpet: https://t.co/N3TE38eOLh
Sign up to the Trumpet: https://t.co/OtB2fBTnSB

📸 Kevin Mutinda

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What the full episode on YouTube: https://t.co/13RG4JIpnR

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Just six weeks old when she met wild elephants, Saba Douglas-Hamilton grew up immersed in her father’s world. In conversation with Zoe Scott, she reflects on life with our late founder, Iain Douglas-Hamilton and his enduring legacy.

🎧 https://t.co/WeEj0R6xna

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Highlights from the recent Wildlife Conservation Expo in San Francisco where our team also took to the stage to share Iain's legacy and our work, while our Elephant Crisis Fund team joined the WCN Funds panel.

Watch the recap: https://t.co/HtpTwoChZL

📸 Sarah Kunkel

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There’s a reason elephants are the world’s largest land mammals!

A young bull grazes in the golden morning light of Samburu National Reserve. With an appetite to match its size, an elephant can spend up to 18 hours a day feeding, eating over 150 kg of food.

🎥 Tanya Onserio

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Many of you have asked when the film is coming to your region. We hear you! Follow us for updates. For now, watch it on:

🇬🇧 Channel 4: https://t.co/xfBTGtqAox
🇺🇸 CuriosityStream: https://t.co/C4ToHobyGd
🇦🇺 SBS: https://t.co/Rmi4E7xMPJ

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Grazie mille, Roma! 🇮🇹

Thank you for joining us in Rome for the screening of A Life Among Elephants. It is always a joy to honour our late Founder, Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton, and to share his life, his passion for elephants and his extraordinary legacy.

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We can’t wait to connect with you at the Wildlife Conservation Expo tomorrow!

Find us at our booth, the African Savannahs session and the Wildlife Fund Model panel.

🎟️ Tickets still available: https://t.co/pb6HhgCW0c