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Mara Elephant Project Protecting elephants and their habitats across the Greater Mara Ecosystem

10/18/2026

Identifying every single elephant in the Mara is an elephant-sized task.

Mara Elephant Project’s long-term monitoring (LTM) team is on a mission to identify and monitor every individual elephant in the Mara. If that sounds like a big task, that’s because it is!

Each day, the team searches for elephants they haven’t encountered before, like this adorable little calf, while also checking in on familiar faces. During this sighting, they identified two elephants already in our database: Individuals 43 and 49.

Getting to know individual elephants helps us track their movements, monitor changes in family groups and understand how the population changes over time. This long-term data is essential for identifying emerging threats and making informed decisions to protect elephants across the ecosystem.

Every elephant has a story, and our LTM team is working to make sure each one is known.

10/17/2026

A way out, guided from above.

Nine elephants, including several young calves, were trapped in a fenced area and needed a safe way out.

Mara Elephant Project’s ‘Delta’ ranger team used a thermal drone to track the herd’s movements in the darkness, guiding them through a gate and out of the fenced land.

This helped reduce the risk of property damage and injury to the elephants; just one example of how technology can strengthen ranger expertise and support safer human-elephant coexistence.

10/16/2026

Fred is many things. A magnificent bull. A symbol of the Mara. A source of inspiration. Mara Elephant Project’s unofficial mascot and a reminder of why we do what we do.

To each of us, he means something a little different.

What does Fred mean to you? ❤️

🎥: Terry Pickard - Photography

In September, Mara Elephant Project continued protecting elephants across the Greater Mara Ecosystem while supporting co...
10/15/2026

In September, Mara Elephant Project continued protecting elephants across the Greater Mara Ecosystem while supporting collaborative efforts to protect other endangered species in Kenya, including black rhinos and the critically endangered mountain bongo.

From urgent veterinary responses to national recovery planning, read MEP’s September Report for the latest updates from the field: https://bit.ly/mep-september-blog

What if one purchase could help protect an elephant? Mara Elephant Project rangers spend long days in the field protecti...
10/14/2026

What if one purchase could help protect an elephant?

Mara Elephant Project rangers spend long days in the field protecting elephants, responding to threats and supporting communities across the Greater Mara Ecosystem. To do that work, they need reliable gear.

Through our Amazon Wishlist, you can put essential tools directly into the hands of the people protecting elephants.

Pick an item, purchase it, and it ships directly to the Mara.

Give rangers the tools they need: https://buff.ly/MMqIkEx

One calf can offer a glimpse of hope for an entire species. On this , we’re sharing a hopeful sight from the Aberdares:...
10/13/2026

One calf can offer a glimpse of hope for an entire species.

On this , we’re sharing a hopeful sight from the Aberdares: a young mountain bongo calf captured on one of the Mountain Bongo Project’s camera traps!

With fewer than 100 mountain bongos believed to remain in the wild, every single calf brings us hope. These sightings provide valuable insight into reproduction and help the Mountain Bongo Project and its partners monitor Kenya’s remaining wild population.

Mara Elephant Project is proud to support the Mountain Bongo Project’s work to protect these critically endangered animals through monitoring, ranger patrols and habitat protection.

Together, we can help secure a future for mountain bongos in the wild.

Secure a Future for Elephants. Elephants deserve a future free of threats. Habitat loss, poaching and human-elephant con...
10/12/2026

Secure a Future for Elephants.

Elephants deserve a future free of threats. Habitat loss, poaching and human-elephant conflict put their lives at risk. The solution is to deploy local rangers trained to leverage technology that protects elephants.

But that’s only possible if you and your herd of friends and family get involved.

Start a fundraiser to support Mara Elephant Project today and help us provide a solution for elephants before it’s too late.

Your generosity is inspiring.

Whether celebrating a major milestone or raising awareness, you can lead the herd and help Mara Elephant Project secure a future for elephants.

Start your fundraiser today: https://bit.ly/start-your-fundraiser-for-mep

10/10/2026

What does the environment mean to you?

For some, it is the wildlife we share our landscapes with. For others, it is the forests, rivers, open spaces and natural resources that sustain us. And for many, it is simply home.

This Mazingira Day, we asked different faces across Mara Elephant Project what the environment means to them and why protecting it matters.

Protecting it is not just about preserving what we see today. It is about ensuring that Kenya’s landscapes remain healthy, resilient and able to support both people and wildlife for generations to come.

This Mazingira Day, we celebrate the environment that sustains us and the responsibility we all share to protect it.

What makes seven hours of helicopter flight worth it? The answer is simple: helping one of the Maasai Mara’s most endang...
10/09/2026

What makes seven hours of helicopter flight worth it?

The answer is simple: helping one of the Maasai Mara’s most endangered animals.

Mara Elephant Project flew the helicopter for seven hours to locate a female black rhino after she developed a severe skin worm infection that was life-threatening. Because black rhinos are critically endangered, the decision was made to intervene.

This mother is especially important to the future of rhinos in the Maasai Mara. She has given birth to more than 10 calves over the course of her life in the Mara Triangle, making her a significant contributor to the recovery of the local rhino population. Females like her can serve as biological anchors of an entire local population’s recovery, and with more calves likely in her future, her contribution could continue for years to come.

After seven hours of searching from the MEP helicopter, she was located and safely separated from her calf so she could receive treatment. Kenya Wildlife Service veterinarians Dr. Dominic Mijele and Dr. Duncan Aminga alongside Mara Triangle vet Dr. Ashif Hafiz carried out the treatment, while MEP rangers, Anne K. Taylor Fund rangers, Mara Conservancy rangers, and Sheldrick Wildlife Trust supported the operation in the field. Each team brought a different expertise to the response, working together to give her the best chance of recovery.

Since her treatment, Mara Conservancy rangers have continued to monitor her in the field. The latest observations show that her wound is healing well, a positive sign of a successful treatment and recovery.

Seven hours in the air, followed by collaboration on the ground, made it possible to find her, treat a life-threatening infection and give one of the landscape’s most important rhinos the chance to continue contributing to the future of this species.

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