NEWS

September 2, 2016

Position Available: Administrator

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

First impressions of life as an elephant researcher – by Gape

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

First impressions in camp from Hayley

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

Helen Shaw in Botswana

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

Habitat with Humanity by Aaron Kerr

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

Travel & Arrival in Camp by Helen Shaw

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

Meeting ‘the herd’ by Jess Isden

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

Wrapping up farmers and fields – By James Stevens

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

The economics of human- elephant conflict mitigation – by Amy Chamberlain

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

Update from the field – Gus Pitfield

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

Encounters with crop-raiders by James Stevens

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

Gus’ first two months in the Makgadikgadi

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

What happens when vulnerable species are also pests? By James Stevens

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

The hazards of fieldwork – By James Stevens

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

Chilli Pepper Workshop by James Stevens

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

Human-Elephant conflict project expands – by Dr Emily Bennitt

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

Botswana Wildlife Research Symposium – By Dr Emily Bennitt

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

New Elephants for Africa iPhone cases now available

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 […]