NEWS
September 2, 2016
Summary Elephants for Africa is looking for a part-time administrator to assist with the day to day running of the UK charity. Would involve working from […]
August 2, 2016
From the moment I was offered the opportunity to be part of the amazing team of Elephants for Africa it was all excitement, perhaps because of […]
July 20, 2016
After what felt like months of preparation, excitement and trepidation I finally arrived in Botswana! The current members of the Elephants for Africa (EfA) team had […]
April 29, 2016
Having been in Botswana for just over ten months now, I can hardly believe I have only just under 2 months left of my time here; […]
August 11, 2015
Last week you learned about Helen’s first experiences in camp and now here is our other longterm volunteer, Aaron with some of his experiences. As a […]
August 4, 2015
Elephants for Africa have recently welcomed two longterm volunteer research assistants onto the team and they will be updating you on their time with us from […]
June 22, 2015
Doug and Sandi Groves are a remarkable couple who have dedicated their lives to caring for their herd of three African savannah elephants. The herd consists […]
June 15, 2015
As we reach the middle of June I am coming to the end of another ploughing season in the Boteti region researching the human- elephant conflict […]
May 27, 2015
I am a master’s student at the University of Bristol and the newest member of the Elephants for Africa team. I arrived at our camp along […]
May 23, 2015
Dear all, My name is Gus, I am an MSc student studying male elephant sociality and social structure here in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana. […]
May 18, 2015
I have been lucky enough to have a number of different encounters with elephants. I have met them on hundreds of occasions from the safety of […]
January 26, 2015
Hello/Dumela! My name is Gus Pitfield, I am 23 years old and I grew up in London and finished my BSc in Biology from the University […]
April 18, 2014
The definition of pest is, “a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food and livestock, etc.” So what happens when this pest is an […]
April 11, 2014
For the past six weeks or so I have spent most of my time visiting farmers’ fields after elephants have raided them. During a visit I […]
March 5, 2014
Last week Elephants for Africa’s Research Coordinator, Dr Emily Bennitt, and I attended the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) Human-wildlife co-existence project workshop. These […]
February 20, 2014
This morning started with a lovely boat ride across the Boteti from the ever-helpful DWNP staff at the Khumaga gate. James, our newly started PhD student, […]
February 18, 2014
During the first week of February, the entire Elephants for Africa team attended the Botswana Wildlife Research Symposium, held in Maun. Our founder and director, Dr […]
December 9, 2013
Thanks to our support Susan Farrington a wonderful wildlife artist from the Bahamas we are pleased to announce our new iPhone cases are now available to […]