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Africa’s Giants – The Best Places to See Elephants on Safari

Few experiences rival the thrill of encountering elephants in the wild. These majestic giants, symbols of strength and wisdom, are among Africa’s most iconic animals. Whether you’re watching a family…

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Empowering communities through sustainable farming

xplorers Against Extinction is proud to support the Mara Elephant Project’s Coexistence Farm, which began by planting crops to study wildlife predation, to determine which crops were least attractive to…

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The Impact of Drought in Hwange, Zimbabwe

Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe has been experiencing severe drought conditions, with the 2023-24 season seeing drastically reduced rainfall. Typically, the park receives about 1200 mm (47 inches) of rain…

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Moving Elephants: Off to Tsavo for Tino

Elephant collaring in Kenya is a critical component of modern conservation efforts aimed at protecting these majestic creatures. By fitting elephants with GPS-enabled collars, researchers and conservationists can monitor their…

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Conservation

Happy News from Dzanga Bai

Aida II was first identified in 2022 as a 39 year old female forest elephant who frequents Dzanga Bai in the Dzanga Sangha Protected Area (DSPA). DSPA is the largest intact…

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Crop Raiders

Ivy is a female elephant in the Greater Masai Mara ecosystem. She has been wearing a collar for over a decade. This includes GPS/GSM tracking devices, to allow Mara Elephant Project to track and…

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Echo’s family

Last year we supported a project in the Dzanga Sangha Protected Area, the largest intact forest block remaining in Central African Republic. It is part of the Congo Basin – a vast…

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Elephant Update from the Masai Mara

We receive regular updates from all our project partners. One of the challenges is sharing information. Many of the updates we receive contain sensitive information such as wildlife movements, ranger deployment…

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Project Update from Garamba

In 2020 we partnered with African Parks to support genomic reference work in Central Africa including Garamba National Park in the DRC and Chinko in Central African Republic. The work…

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