Amboseli Trust for Elephants

The Amboseli Elephant Research Project is the longest study of wild elephants in the world. We work to understand the lives and ensure the future of 1,500 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem fed by the waters of Kilimanjaro.

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CoP15: Elephants on the line once again...

Tue, 2010-01-26 15:13 by hcroze · Forum/category:

... at the forthcoming 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of CITES (CoP15), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Poached male, Dec. 09
The wages of the
ivory trade

CITES is an international treaty ratified by 175 countries. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. Every three years the the signatory countries gather to consider progress and problems and to make proposals to amend the treaty as may be required.

Ironically, these meetings engender huge threats to elephants' survival.

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So sad news from Samburu

Fri, 2010-03-05 21:51 by Massago · Forum/category:

I don't have words to explain my sadness after what happened in Samburu, especially in the research camp of our friends of Save the Elephants. I was there on 13th february, everything was wonderful but since yesterday, everything has been destroyed. So, I wish all the best to Iain Douglas-Hamilton and his team to rebuild as soon as possible and to continue their great work...

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Sad news in the family...

Mon, 2010-03-01 17:20 by hcroze · Forum/category:
Raymond

There has been a tragedy for our ATE team here in Kenya. In the early hours of February 12, Katito (one of our three wonderful field researchers) and her husband Raymond Rumsey (a US citizen working in the development field) were attacked in their apartment in a Nairobi suburb called Kilaleshwa.

They were beaten and stabbed. Raymond died from his wounds; Katito survived.

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Raymond Rumsey's Funeral

Mon, 2010-03-01 16:17 by hcroze
Katito and Nyanka A pastor holds forth

Cristina and I flew down for the service in Oloitokitok last Saturday. Here are a couple of images to share.
The service was fine, as such things go. We arrived too late to hear the eulogy of Raymond's grad school friend, Scott Allen, but got the tail end of Mr. Githinji's thoughtful tribute.

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Amboseli's Beauty

Thu, 2010-02-25 06:42 by MFarmar · Forum/category:
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Amboseli is just so beautiful. I could watch the elephants forever. Thank all of you at ATE for your hard work. So many of us enjoy hearing the news about the elephants.

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Before and After

Sun, 2010-01-31 13:34 by cmoss
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I thought you might enjoy seeing some before and after the drought photos. These were taken from the verandah of my tent in late October and in January. What a difference some rain makes. I am always amazed at how resilient African savannahs are. Part of Echo's family, the EBs, are in the after picture.

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Director's Annual Report

Sun, 2010-01-31 08:48 by cmoss

I am attaching a PDF file of my annual report to donors and friends of ATE. It was a very difficult year for all of us, but things are definitely looking up in terms of environmental conditions for the elephants. Their security is another matter, and we are very concerned about poaching and the illegal ivory trade.

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African coalition urges EU to block new ivory sales

Fri, 2010-01-29 21:17 by Hans · Forum/category:

EUbusiness.com – 26 January 2010, 11:01 CET

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(BRUSSELS) - African nations on Monday urged European governments to resist calls for a new round of legal ivory sales and protect the world's elephant population.

Representatives of the 17-country Coalition for the African Elephant came to Brussels seeking support after Tanzania and Zambia each requested fresh authorisations from international regulators.

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Elephants and CITES: the Facts

Wed, 2010-01-27 08:39 by hcroze · Forum/category:

Here are five Fact Sheets produced by ATE for the Kenya Elephant Forum to be used as scientific background in the campaign to sway minds and hearts at the forthcoming CoP15 meeting of CITES.

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Portrait of Ely

Tue, 2010-01-26 12:50 by cmoss
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Much to our delight Ely seems to be sticking around. We've filmed and photographed him out in the western side of the Park. He is still with the families that spend time in Tanzania and hasn't yet met up with his birth family. We are so happy to see him again. He is very calm and seems to recognize my old Land Rover. He should--it was with him the day he was born and frequently for the next 10 years of his life.

Here are three photos of him looking handsome and then casual. In the third one he is dusting.