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ElephantVoices eNewsletter September 2015
Did you know….? Our work in Gorongosa, Mozambique, will be highlighted in episodes 2 and 5 of the six-part PBS series entitled, Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise. The film will premier on 22 September. Our photo of two Mabenzi family babies, taken on a rare drizzly, foggy morning in October 2013, has become an icon for the PBS series. The elephants were tucking into a bonanza of fallen seed pods under the Faidherbia albida trees.
Dear friend of ElephantVoices,
In Maasai Mara, Kenya, citizen scientists have been gathering data using our Mara EleApp and uploading to our Who's Who & Whereabouts Databases. In recent years human and livestock populations have increased and the landscape is being rapidly subdivided and fenced. Ivory poaching has hit the Mara elephants hard, too. While the outlook isn’t uplifting, elephants are resilient, flexible and smart, and we see these qualities reflected in the data: Elephants are strategically adapting their movements and behavior to overcome adversity and to balance access to security and resources. ElephantVoices is working with colleagues to define habitat and corridors to ensure long-term survival of elephants and connectivity of habitat. Many thanks to those who have made our work possible - JRS
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ElephantVoices priorities 2021
- Officially launch and promote The Elephant Ethogram, our unique, fully searchable online database documenting some 425 African elephant behaviors with written descriptions, educational video clips (approx. 2300 clips), audio (around 250 field recordings) and photographs.
- Further expand The Elephant Ethogram with rare behaviors, in collaboration with colleagues, documentary film makers and members of the public.
- Carry out field work in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, to further document particular elephant behaviors.
- Inspire interest in elephants, their natural behavior and protection of their habitats, through social and other media outlets, using The Elephant Ethogram as a foundation.
- Engage in collaborative research on elephant conservation, communication, behavior and culture.
- Continue our long-term battle against the ivory trade, trophy hunting, and the capture of elephants for captivity, in collaboration with our partners.
- Provide science-based advice, statements and affidavits on selected elephant conservation issues and welfare cases.
- Disseminate science-based education through ElephantVoices.org, our social media channels and external media.
- Continue to work with Elephant Sanctuary Brazil and Global Sanctuary for Elephants as Co-Founders and Partners.
ElephantVoices' Joyce Poole and Petter Granli documenting elephant behavior in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. (©ElephantVoices)
