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Mali Elephant Project @MaliEleProject

Securing the future of Mali's desert elephants, and helping local people in community-based natural resource management.

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Mali Elephant Project@MaliEleProject
8 Oct 2018
Watch the new animation on @MaliEleProject community-centered conservation: oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/conten… Thank you to @OxfordSparks for making this, & all who support @MaliEleProject @Darwin_Defra @ICFC_for_Nature @tusk_org @ChengetaWild @WILDfoundation @CanneySusan #elephants #Mali
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Here the #desert #elephants are standing alongside bricks made by the #communities we work with in #Mali. These bricks are dried in the sun, and then used for building houses and walls.
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A new short film about the Tsavo Trust and the #Tsavo Conservation Area in #Kenya, its #elephants, #biodiversity, and how @tsavotrust works with local communities to take a holistic approach to #conservation. tsavotrust.org/item/tsavo-tr… #BigTuskerProject
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Help raise money for those on the frontline of wildlife conservation - @ChengetaWild carry out pioneering ranger training to save #elephants in Mali: Thank you! bit.ly/2ZSAQqO
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Moving video on the machines that suck carbon out of the air, cost little and are self-building! Share it here: youtube.com/watch?v=TL2swGja… #naturalclimatesolutions #biodiversity @GretaThunberg @GeorgeMonbiot
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Save the Elephants@ste_kenya
12 Sep 2019
Read how @biglifeafrica conservationist and Masaai warrior, Daniel Ole Sambu, went from lion-hunting to being at the forefront of wildlife conservation. t.ly/pjwKn #BigLifeFoundation #SCMP #ivory
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The #elephants are covering themselves in muddy water to stay cool in the heat. These pools were made by some of the communities we work with in #Mali.
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Spot the desert elephant! How many #Mali #elephants can you see in this recent photo?
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#Mali #elephants sharing the shade of a tree.
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Mali Elephant Project retweeted
Save the Elephants@ste_kenya
23 Aug 2019
WATCH the story of Jackson Lempei - STE’s youngest elephant scholar whose encounter with a wild elephant changed his life forever…bit.ly/31RbaeS. #education #elephant #elephantscholar #savetheelephants #JacksonLempei.
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CITES@CITES
22 Aug 2019
Committee I of #CITESCoP18 this afternoon voted against the proposal to transfer of African #elephant populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa & Zimbabwe from Appendix II to Appendix I to prohibit all commercial trade, pending decision by Plenary bit.do/e5jNG
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The importance of #diversity: scientists show that protecting areas with greater plant diversity can ensure higher #ecosystem productivity, better carbon sequestration, prevent desertification, & buffer animal populations from effects of climate extremes: tinyurl.com/y44qvb7z
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The magnificent desert #elephants and their young carrying out their circular migration in #Mali.
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Listen to the new song L'Tome Nkaina meaning 'Elephant Hands' which features the sounds of #elephants! #WorldElephantDay @ste_kenya
Save the Elephants@ste_kenya
12 Aug 2019
We're celebrating #WorldElephantDay with a BRAND NEW song - L'Tome Nkaina meaning 'Elephant Hands' by Mama Tembo, Mpayon (pictured), & Lemarti Lemar in honor of elephants, their habitat & the work of the Mama Tembos. You heard it first here youtu.be/vEr9vJBQhIw. 📷@janewynyard
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Mali Elephant Project retweeted
Save the Elephants@ste_kenya
17 Jul 2019
The extinction of elephants in Africa could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7 per cent more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, new research suggests. Read more: bit.ly/2SiATJJ #research #elephants #Africa #climate

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New photos of the #Mali #desert #elephants sleeping soundly! #Elephants mostly sleep while standing, but also lie down to sleep every few days. Elephants are the shortest sleeping mammal.
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More photos taken at the fantastic festival of the #environment attended by members of the #Mali Elephant Project team in #Bamako last month. Brilliant music and celebrations!
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The Mali Elephant Project team are just back from a visit to #Mali. A highlight of the trip was attending the fantastic festival of the #environment, to which we were invited by the Ministry of the Environment.
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Mali Elephant Project retweeted
Save the Elephants@ste_kenya
23 Jun 2019
Check out Save the Elephants' 2018 annual report, hot off the press! The report celebrates STE’s 25 years at the forefront of elephant research and conservation. Read more: bit.ly/steAR2018. Photo: @robbielab #AnnualReport #SavetheElephants #Elephants #STE25years
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We work with @ChengetaWild using #drones for reconnaissance in certain areas in #Mali. It is essential that we fly over zones where it is not practical to use vehicles, to ensure the safety of our movements in areas of Mali.
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New photos from the field of the beautiful desert #elephants that we are working hard to protect in #Mali.
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