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HandsOffOurElephants

@HandsOffEles

The official account of the Hands Off Our Elephants Campaign. We are anti Poaching, anti Trafficking and anti Demand and Trade in Ivory

 Kenya
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You can move an elephant to the jungle, but it won’t stay there, a study says. Read more via @mongabay! news.mongabay.com/2021/11/yo…
You can move an elephant to the jungle, but it won’t stay there, study says

You can move an elephant to the jungle, but it won’t stay there, study says

In 2012, researchers in Sri Lanka tracked the movements of a dozen “problem elephants” that had been translocated into protected areas due to conflict with humans. Their findings were worrying:...

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Poaching has longer-term effects on #elephant populations than originally thought, according to a pair of studies published recently by researchers at @ColoradoStateU and @ste_kenya. phys.org/news/2021-09-longer…
Studying longer-term effects on elephants from poaching

Studying longer-term effects on elephants from poaching

Poaching has longer-term effects on elephant populations than originally thought, according to a pair of studies published recently by researchers at Colorado State University and Save the Elephants....

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Singapore has imposed a nationwide ban in the sale of elephant ivory and #ivory products, after first announcing it in 2019. #HandsOffOurElephants theonlinecitizen.com/2021/09…
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ELEPHANT SCIENTIST: Dr Cynthia Moss has lived with Amboseli elephants for 49 years and knows them all @ElephantTrust. youtube.com/watch?v=1dx1E95h…
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Spectacle of the wild as #Elephants break into Taita Taveta homes to lick sugar. standardmedia.co.ke/coast/ar…
Spectacle of the wild as Elephants break into Taita Taveta homes to lick sugar

Spectacle of the wild as Elephants break into Taita Taveta homes to lick sugar

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No end in sight for the Kerio Valley farmers and #elephant conflict. standardmedia.co.ke/rift-val…
No end in sight for Kerio Valley farmers and elephants conflict

No end in sight for Kerio Valley farmers and elephants conflict

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Orphaned #elephants have low chances of surviving — study! the-star.co.ke/counties/rift…
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Hong Kong adds #wildlife trafficking to organised crime law. #HandsOffOurElephants france24.com/en/live-news/20…
Hong Kong adds wildlife trafficking to organised crime law - France 24

Hong Kong adds wildlife trafficking to organised crime law - France 24

Hong Kong adds wildlife trafficking to organised crime law

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WildlifeDirect@wildlifedirect24 Aug 2021
#ICYMI: Securing Migratory Corridors and Dispersal Areas in Kenya Still Challenging scienceafrica.co.ke/securing… via @scienceafrica5
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WildlifeDirect@wildlifedirect23 Aug 2021
Kenya holds biggest ever animal census - BBC News bbc.com/news/av/world-africa…
Kenya holds biggest ever animal census

Kenya holds biggest ever animal census

All wildlife on land and sea is being counted to help Kenya's conservation plans and tourism.

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Big Life Foundation@biglifeafrica17 Aug 2021
#RADIOROOM: Big Life intel helped arrest suspect w/12 guineafowl carcasses / Rangers arrested 2 suspects for illegal charcoal production & 2 bushmeat poachers / Lost cows found / Elephants blocking community path moved away / Bushfires stopped / Arrested 1 w/220kg sandalwood
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Save the Elephants@ste_kenya12 Aug 2021
Forest elephants have endured rapid population decline, losing more than 86% of their numbers in just over 30 years. This #WorldElephantDay, let’s create a safer world for forest elephants. Learn more and donate to our @ElephantCrisis at bit.ly/3yL1aoq 📷 Miguel Bellosta
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Data from @wildlifedirect for the years 2016-2019 shows the conviction rate for #wildlifecrimes in Kenya is between 90% & 95%. #EyesInTheCourtoom nation.africa/kenya/news/how…

How corrective, punitive measures are helping Kenya to tame poachers

Reformed poachers tell stories of the risky business they once engaged in but are now fighting.

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Kenya Airways outlines its innovative strategy, commits to fight against #WildlifeTrafficking! airlinegeeks.com/2021/08/14/…
Kenya Airways Outlines its Innovative Strategy, Commits to Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking

Kenya Airways Outlines its Innovative Strategy, Commits to Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking

COVID-19 pandemic hit the aviation industry hard. Though for many airlines recovery plans are a key priority, innovations and technologies are still on the agenda. Kenya Airways PLC (KQ), through its...

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WildlifeDirect@wildlifedirect12 Aug 2021
This #WorldElephantDay, urge the Canadian government to save African elephants by ending Canada’s elephant ivory trade! @HSIGlobal @MaraElephant #HandsOffOurElephants✍️bit.ly/36MUklU
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WildlifeDirect@wildlifedirect12 Aug 2021
A big THANK YOU to @kwskenya for providing free entry to the Amboseli National Park for the 35 #WildlifeWarriors Kids and their 2 teachers on this #WorldElephantDay.
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WildlifeDirect@wildlifedirect12 Aug 2021
To mark #WORLDELEPHANTDAY, we have taken the #WildlifeWarriors Kids Club from Inkoisuk Primary School - Kajiado County, to Amboseli National Park. We are grateful to @TPW_foundation for supporting our 'Taking Kids to the Park' initiative.
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Big Life Foundation@biglifeafrica12 Aug 2021
#RADIOROOM: #BigLife intel helped arrest suspect w/110kg #ivory, another w/#leopard skin, & 2 w/hippo teeth & 8kg ivory / 11 illegal charcoal bags confiscated in arrest / 3 suspects arrested w/220kg #sandalwood / #Rangers put out bushfire / Recovered 110kg sandalwood & 5 snares
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WildlifeDirect@wildlifedirect12 Aug 2021
Our #WildlifeWarriors TV series shines a light on local conservation heroes. This #WorldElephantDay, meet two exceptional women studying the world’s largest land mammal, the African Elephant, at @ElephantTrust on Amboseli Elephants. 🔗youtube.com/watch?v=1Qs8jisD…
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Victoria and Tobias are #KEClimateHero‘s who educate people about elephant conservation and teach 🧒 forensics of identifying seized ivory🐘🔬 This is raising awareness on the plight of elephants and is also helping to tackle the #illegalwildlifetrade #WorldElephantDay 🐘🐘💚
Image from UK in Kenya 🇬🇧🇰🇪 (@UKinKenya)
Image from UK in Kenya 🇬🇧🇰🇪 (@UKinKenya)
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