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The natural world is changing, and the rangers who protect it are evolving too. From responding to emerging threats to e...
31/07/2026

The natural world is changing, and the rangers who protect it are evolving too. From responding to emerging threats to embracing new technology, today's rangers need a diverse set of skills to safeguard wildlife, protected areas, and one another.

In recent weeks, Save the Elephants supported rangers from Samburu National Reserve travelled to Loisaba Conservancy to learn how EarthRanger technology is strengthening coordination, improving security, and supporting the management of protected landscapes.

Prior to this, rangers from Samburu National Reserve, Buffalo Springs National Reserve and Nasuulu Community Conservancy gathered at our research camp for first-aid training, gaining life-saving skills that are essential when working in remote areas where help may be hours away.

This year's theme, "Guardians of a Changing Planet," couldn't be more fitting. Today, we celebrate the courage, adaptability, and unwavering commitment of rangers everywhere.

📸 David Daballen/Save the Elephants

Remember Ringlet (pictured) from our Meet the Elephants series? She's the elephant who lost her mother as a calf - and w...
30/07/2026

Remember Ringlet (pictured) from our Meet the Elephants series?

She's the elephant who lost her mother as a calf - and was adopted into a new family who raised her as their own. 💛

Now her story’s taken an unexpected turn.

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📸 Robbie Labanowski / Save the Elephants

28/07/2026

Being an elephant mum means having a tiny shadow.

Whether she's climbing a termite mound or kicking up dust, her calf is right there beside her, shadowing her every move.

This is how young elephants learn the behaviours they'll rely on for the rest of their lives, from finding food to reading the world around them.

Watching mum today is a lesson for tomorrow. ❤️

🎥 David Lolchuragi / Save the Elephants

Small in a big world, but surrounded by love. 💛The world can seem enormous when you're this tiny. That's why elephant ca...
27/07/2026

Small in a big world, but surrounded by love. 💛

The world can seem enormous when you're this tiny. That's why elephant calves spend their earliest months close to their mothers, where every towering step offers protection and guidance while they're at their most vulnerable.

📸 Jane Wynyard / Save the Elephants

24/07/2026

Meet Samal, one of the bulls from the Babala elephant population we're studying.

As Samal emerged from a thicket beside a corrugated road, he made it clear to Daud Abdi, our Field Education Officer at Babala, that he wasn't comfortable with the approaching vehicle. Head held high and ears spread wide, he was displaying classic warning signals elephants use to appear larger and more intimidating.

Daud slowed to a stop and gave Samal the space he needed. Moments later, the tension eased. The big bull wandered closer to graze on fresh grass before enjoying a dust bath.

Unlike elephants in more frequently visited protected areas, elephants here encounter vehicles far less often and can be more wary of them. Samal is a seasonal migrant, and we believe he travels from south of the Ewaso Nyiro River, where vehicles are even rarer.

Understanding behaviours like these helps us respond appropriately and share the landscape safely.

📽️ Daud Abdi/Save the Elephants

22/07/2026

What draws an elephant to the remains of another elephant?

It's a behaviour we've documented many times over the years.

Elephants are known to mourn their dead, and our research has shown that they often sniff, touch and even try to move the remains of deceased elephants, regardless of whether they knew the individual well or not - as seen in this footage of a bull elephant investigating the skull of Margaret, a cherished member of the Royals family who passed away from natural causes almost two years ago

🎥 David Lolchuragi / Save the Elephants

It’s a rumble in the river! These two young males play-fighting in the Ewaso Nyiro river are learning how to develop str...
21/07/2026

It’s a rumble in the river! These two young males play-fighting in the Ewaso Nyiro river are learning how to develop strength and coordination, as well as understand body language. It’s all part of growing up in elephant society and learning the skills they’ll rely on in adulthood.

📸 Jane Wynyard/Save the Elephants

20/07/2026

Which elephant family comes right to our door in Samburu?

Hint: 👑 🐘

Remember the regal family we've protected for over 30 years - the ones pictured when you voted back in May?

In the final 'Meet the Elephants' film, David Daballen, our Director of Field Operations, introduces you to one of Samburu’s most dominant families.

Missed the first two films? You can find them - plus lots of other stories about the elephants you're helping to protect - on our YouTube channel.

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📸 Jane Wynyard, Sarah Kunkel, Frank af Petersens and Nina Constable
🎥 Matt Brierly, Jane Wynyard, David Daballen, Jack Ward, Robbie Labanowski and Julia Tinker
🎬 Edited by Meha Kumar

There's something so tender about this touch. The way this calf rests its trunk in a playful way on the back of the slig...
17/07/2026

There's something so tender about this touch. The way this calf rests its trunk in a playful way on the back of the slightly older playmate as they walk in single file through Samburu National Reserve. 😍

From their very first breaths, wild elephant calves are surrounded by love and play. Growing up in close knit, multigenerational family groups, they're rarely more than a trunk length away from the gentle touch of a family member. 💕

📸 Jane Wynyard / Save the Elephants

16/07/2026

A new princess has been crowned in the Royals family! 👑 🐘

The daughter of Arden - one of the elephants our partner Fahlo follows through its animal tracking bracelets - has just given birth to her first calf, a female, making Arden a first-time grandmother!

In Save the Elephants tradition, every first-time mum is given a name to help our researchers track her family for generations. This time, we invited Fahlo to name Arden’s daughter - and they chose the name Haidzatu after Hajiya Haidzatu Ahmed, Queen of Kumbwada in Nigeria - a champion of women's education who ruled firmly against domestic violence, in a kingdom where only women can inherit the throne.

Welcome to the dynasty, little one - and congratulations, Haidzatu and Grandma Arden! 💜

🎥 Footage of Haidzatu with her newborn baby girl by Peter Litus / Elephant Watch Camp

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