{"id":15945,"date":"2023-02-16T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersagainstextinction.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15945"},"modified":"2025-01-16T15:16:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:16:32","slug":"elephant-update-from-the-masai-mara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersagainstextinction.co.uk\/blog\/elephant-update-from-the-masai-mara\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant Update from the Masai Mara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hubble-live-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/eae\/image_asset\/file\/197\/content_MEP.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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&nbsp;movements, ranger deployment and internal organisational matters, which if shared, could put the wildlife or the rangers working on the frontline in danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recently received the Internal Report for January, shared only with stakeholders, from our partner in the Masai Mara &#8211; Mara Elephant Project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It detailed an arrest of a suspect found in possession of elephant ivory, the work of the de-snaring and anti-poaching teams, and mobile vet teams. All have been very busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vet teams are treating more and more elephants for spear wounds as a result of human\/wildlife conflict, usually as a result of crop raiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is worth repeating that more elephants are being lost in Kenya due to human\/wildlife conflict than poaching.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the main driver for supporting&nbsp;<strong>MEPs Co-Existence Farm Project<\/strong>&nbsp;in 2022. The idea is to trial a whole range of crops to identify which is&nbsp;<strong>less attractive to elephants<\/strong>.&nbsp;The study helps local communities diversify what they grow.&nbsp;Traditional crops are grown to feed the community but diversification can&nbsp;&nbsp;provide opportunities, for example,&nbsp;&nbsp;fresh herbs and chillis can be harvested regularly and&nbsp;sold to safari camps\/lodges, providing a valuable income stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January has seen hippo and elephant raiding at the farm.&nbsp; Coriander has been harvested &#8211; 21 kg of it &#8211;&nbsp;and carrots. But the major success continues to be chilli &#8211;&nbsp;so perhaps &#8216;the future is chilli red&#8217;, rather than orange?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Less succesful crops include cabbage, peppers and tomatoes &#8211; replanted for the fourth time &#8211; and spinach,&nbsp;&nbsp;all predated by hippos. Cucumber, sweet potatoes and butternut squash have all been destroyed by elephants. The trial is still in its early stages and it&#8217;s great to hear that both the kitchen garden and medicinal plants are doing very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading the monthly report is a stark reminder of the challenges the team face.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also thought you would like to know that you got a shout-out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Mara Elephant Project Trust in Kenya received $11,121 in donations in January.\u00a0Thank you to Explorers Against Extinction and\u00a0<strong>all of their supporters<\/strong>\u00a0for raising money to support the Co-Existence Farm.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Images: MEP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hubble-live-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/eae\/image_asset\/file\/198\/content_MEP2.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hubble-live-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/eae\/image_asset\/file\/199\/content_IMG_1435.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We receive regular updates from all our project partners. 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