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The official account of the Hands Off Our Elephants Campaign. We are anti Poaching, anti Trafficking and anti Demand and Trade in Ivory
Kenya
Joined January 2015
You can move an elephant to the jungle, but it won’t stay there, a study says. Read more via @mongabay!
news.mongabay.com
In 2012, researchers in Sri Lanka tracked the movements of a dozen “problem elephants” that had been translocated into protected areas due to conflict with humans. Their findings were worrying:...
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Poaching has longer-term effects on #elephant populations than originally thought, according to a pair of studies published recently by researchers at @ColoradoStateU and @ste_kenya.
phys.org
Poaching has longer-term effects on elephant populations than originally thought, according to a pair of studies published recently by researchers at Colorado State University and Save the Elephants....
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Singapore has imposed a nationwide ban in the sale of elephant ivory and #ivory products, after first announcing it in 2019. #HandsOffOurElephants
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ELEPHANT SCIENTIST: Dr Cynthia Moss has lived with Amboseli elephants for 49 years and knows them all @ElephantTrust.
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Spectacle of the wild as #Elephants break into Taita Taveta homes to lick sugar.
standardmedia.co.ke
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Orphaned #elephants have low chances of surviving — study!
the-star.co.ke
Prolonged maternal care is vital to the well-being of many long-lived mammals
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Hong Kong adds #wildlife trafficking to organised crime law. #HandsOffOurElephants
france24.com
Hong Kong adds wildlife trafficking to organised crime law
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#ICYMI: Securing Migratory Corridors and Dispersal Areas in Kenya Still Challenging https://t.co/k4BkUeWhGn via @scienceafrica5
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Kenya holds biggest ever animal census - BBC News
bbc.com
All wildlife on land and sea is being counted to help Kenya's conservation plans and tourism.
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#RADIOROOM: Big Life intel helped arrest suspect w/12 guineafowl carcasses / Rangers arrested 2 suspects for illegal charcoal production & 2 bushmeat poachers / Lost cows found / Elephants blocking community path moved away / Bushfires stopped / Arrested 1 w/220kg sandalwood
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Forest elephants have endured rapid population decline, losing more than 86% of their numbers in just over 30 years. This #WorldElephantDay, let’s create a safer world for forest elephants. Learn more and donate to our @ElephantCrisis at https://t.co/FxiifF5H2r 📷 Miguel Bellosta
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Data from @wildlifedirect for the years 2016-2019 shows the conviction rate for #wildlifecrimes in Kenya is between 90% & 95%. #EyesInTheCourtoom
nation.africa
Reformed poachers tell stories of the risky business they once engaged in but are now fighting.
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Kenya Airways outlines its innovative strategy, commits to fight against #WildlifeTrafficking!
airlinegeeks.com
COVID-19 pandemic hit the aviation industry hard. Though for many airlines recovery plans are a key priority, innovations and technologies are still on the agenda. Kenya Airways PLC (KQ), through its...
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This #WorldElephantDay, urge the Canadian government to save African elephants by ending Canada’s elephant ivory trade! @HSIGlobal @MaraElephant #HandsOffOurElephants✍️ https://t.co/n2PwWuvmFy
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A big THANK YOU to @kwskenya for providing free entry to the Amboseli National Park for the 35 #WildlifeWarriors Kids and their 2 teachers on this #WorldElephantDay.
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To mark #WORLDELEPHANTDAY, we have taken the #WildlifeWarriors Kids Club from Inkoisuk Primary School - Kajiado County, to Amboseli National Park. We are grateful to @TPW_foundation for supporting our 'Taking Kids to the Park' initiative.
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#RADIOROOM: #BigLife intel helped arrest suspect w/110kg #ivory, another w/#leopard skin, & 2 w/hippo teeth & 8kg ivory / 11 illegal charcoal bags confiscated in arrest / 3 suspects arrested w/220kg #sandalwood / #Rangers put out bushfire / Recovered 110kg sandalwood & 5 snares
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Our #WildlifeWarriors TV series shines a light on local conservation heroes. This #WorldElephantDay, meet two exceptional women studying the world’s largest land mammal, the African Elephant, at @ElephantTrust on Amboseli Elephants. 🔗 https://t.co/diu769UqsU
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Victoria and Tobias are #KEClimateHero‘s who educate people about elephant conservation and teach 🧒 forensics of identifying seized ivory🐘🔬 This is raising awareness on the plight of elephants and is also helping to tackle the #illegalwildlifetrade
#WorldElephantDay 🐘🐘💚
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