Analysis of largest elephant surveys ever shows stable population, but disturbing trends, April 2024 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/analysis-of-largest-elephant-surveys-ever-shows-stable-population-but-disturbing-trends/
KAZA elephants – New analysis adds vital details, April 2024 https://africageographic.com/stories/kaza-elephants-new-analysis-adds-vital-details/
Human-elephant co-existence project bears fruit for Chobe. March 2023 https://www.ngamitimes.co.bw/human-elephant-co-existence-project-bears-fruit-in-chobe/
Putting elephants on the map-exploring connectivity in southern Africa, February 2023 https://africageographic.com/stories/putting-elephants-on-the-map/
HEC and the global stage: Being Adaptable is key because then you can win. November 2022 https://brunch.lk/being-adaptable-is-key-because-then-you-can-win/?fbclid=IwAR2OcoNaKloMHDkFz4LDc0DH7RZbi4JnvQmuj5-k7u0vLeIdw5I9tpPx44o
Coexistence not conflict jumbo lessons from Botswana. November 2022 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/221120/plus/coexistence-not-conflict-jumbo-lessons-from-botswana-501918.html?fbclid=IwAR1MWbSPaN-nfg8mvNyTvr6PFd5RaWkvsT_SXHDP0tV702BhnYT9PGZWKQ4
Conversation Cup of tea: Podcast interview, Dilmah with Mr Dilhan Fernando. December, 2022 https://integritea.org/podcastvideo/renowned-aussie-conservation-biologist-dr-tempe-adams-on-co-existing-with-elephants/?fbclid=IwAR1MWbSPaN-nfg8mvNyTvr6PFd5RaWkvsT_SXHDP0tV702BhnYT9PGZWKQ4
Mapping a future and sustainable pathways for southern Africa’s wild elephants, November 2022 https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-11-29-mapping-a-future-and-sustainable-pathways-for-southern-africas-wild-elephants/
Is it possible to reconnect elephant populations viably in southern Africa? Oct. 2022 https://www.africanelephantjournal.com/is-it-possible-to-reconnect-elephant-populations-viably-in-southern-africa-mapping-potential-connections-between-southern-africas-elephant-populations/
Elephants that creep in the dark-how elephants distinguish between human activities, Sep 2022, Africa Geographic: https://africageographic.com/stories/elephants-that-creep-in-the-dark-how-elephants-distinguish-between-human-activities/?mc_cid=e63c0ab1d6&mc_eid=0fe7b25f88
More than 150 endangered vultures poisoned in South Africa, Botswana August 2022 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/12/over-150-endangered-vultures-poisoned-in-south-africa-botswana
City life or farm life? When elephants adapt to different human development. July 2022, Newswise https://www.newswise.com/articles/city-life-or-farm-life-when-elephants-adapt-to-different-human-development
Land use changes affect elephant movement. July 2022 https://www.earth.com/news/land-use-changes-affect-elephant-movement/
World Elephant Day: How are the pachyderms doing in Africa? August 2021 https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-08-11-world-elephant-day-how-are-the-pachyderms-doing-in-africa/
The 2020 Elephant die off in Botswana, 2021 https://peerj.com/articles/10686.pdf
Mine Clearances allow elephants to return home to Angola. November 2020 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mine-clearances-allowelephants- to-return-home-to-angola-fsqfkvx99 Download PDF
Botswana wants Angola’s exiled elephants to return home. November 2020 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-04/botswanawants- angola-s-exiled-elephants-to-return-home
Botswana to repatriate elephants to Angola. November 2020 https://www.voanews.com/africa/botswana-repatriateelephants- angola-reduce-overpopulation
Botswana farmers use sensory toolkit to drive away elephants. November 2020 https://www.voanews.com/episode/botswanasfarmers- use-sensory-toolkit-drive-away-elephants-4499186
Disco lights deployed as new defence against Botswana’s crop-raiding elephants. July 2020 https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20200710-disco-lights-deployed-as-new-defence-against-botswana-s-crop-raiding-elephants-chobe-national-park
An ingenious way to stop elephants destroying farmers’ land. July 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08k4r1q
Disco lights keep elephants away from farmland in Botswana. July 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53317762
Boogie off: disco lights tell elephants to stay away. July 2020 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/boogie-off-disco-lights-tell-elephants-to-stay-away-ghgt7szqp
Botswana reports mysterious deaths of hundreds of elephants, Jun/Jul 2020 (some of the articles below)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/7/3/botswana-reports-mysterious-deaths-of-hundreds-of-elephants
https://africageographic.com/stories/botswana-elephant-graveyard-mystery-death-toll-rises-to-400/
Terrorised calf finds a home in elephant refuge. January 2020 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/terrorised-calf-finds-a-home-in-elephant-refuge-bk5ggwb65
Poachers are invading Botswana, last refuge of African elephants. July 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/science/elephants-poaching-botswana.html
How strong is Africa’s last elephant stronghold? June 2019 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/elephants-poached-in-botswana
500 Vultures Killed in Botswana by Poachers’ Poison, Government Says. June 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/world/africa/vultures-poisoned-botswana-poachers-elephants.html
Catastrophic breaking news: 537 vultures found poisoned in dark day for Botswana conservation. June 2019 https://africageographic.com/stories/catastrophic-breaking-news-537-vultures-found-poisoned-in-dark-day-for-botswana-conservation/
Critically endangered vultures poisoned en masse in Botswana. June 2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48717018
Botswana has an elephant poaching, problem, not an overpopulation problem, June 2019 https://theconversation.com/botswana-has-an-elephant-poaching-problem-not-an-overpopulation-problem-119366
Trouble in Botswana’s elephant paradise as poaching said to rise, March 2019 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/trouble-in-botswanas-elephant-paradise-as-poaching-said-to-rise/
Botswana has ‘significant elephant-poaching problem,’ conservation group says, February 2019 https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/25/africa/botswana-elephant-poaching-intl/index.html
Mother hippo may be grieving dead baby in new video. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/06/hippos-grieve-mourn-baby-botswana/?fbclid=IwAR2ZjUminqwckMro9jsQnv_YuNh7_ebIyR-_PhChwAtXHoWboOOQ9POjlEM
Angola launches new wildlife protections to curb poaching. September 2018. https://africatimes.com/2018/09/12/angola-launches-new-wildlife-protections-to-curb-poaching/
Poachers turn Okavango into elephant graveyard. September 2018 Download PDF
Poaching “Ivory Tower” discovered in Okavango delta. August 2018 Download PDF
How many elephants are there in Botswana? July 2018 Download PDF
Wild Elephants sleep Just 2 hours a day, puzzling scientists in UCLA study, March 2017, https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/wild-elephants-sleep-just-2-hours-puzzling-scientists-ucla-study-n728941
The ultimate power nap: Researchers use ‘Fitbits’ to track elephant sleep in the wild, March 2017, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170302115731.htm
Why it’s so important to understand how elephants sleep. March 2017,
https://theconversation.com/why-its-so-important-to-understand-how-elephants-sleep-74780
Great Elephant Census, in the News:
BBC News, Why Elephants are seeking refuge in Botswana (article and videos), http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37230700
CNN International News, Our Living Dinosaurs (article and videos) http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/31/africa/great-elephant-census/index.html
Counting Africa’s beleagured: Massive two-year survey census finds alarming declines. http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-30-counting-africas-beleaguered-elephants-massive-two-year-census-finds-alarming-declines/#.V8aw7vl96M
National Geogrpahic, Exclusive: This is Africa’s New Elephant Poaching Hot Spot. July 2016 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/angola-elephants-great-elephant-census-poaching-ivory
News24/Traveller http://traveller24.news24.com/Explore/Green/elephant-numbers-across-africa-decrease-by-a-third-in-just-seven-years-survey-20160831
National Geographic http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/wildlife-african-elephants-population-decrease-great-elephant-census/
The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/31/poaching-drives-huge-30-decline-in-africas-savannah-elephants
Mashable http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/great-elephant-census-paul-allen/#k55QZ.pZ6sqi
Microsoft philanthropist Paul Allen to fund Africa-wide elephant survey. http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-12-05-microsoft-philanthropist-paul-allen-to-fund-africa-wide-elephant-survey/#.UqXGQo5K5Wj
Africa’s first aerial elephant census to capture falling numbers. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/04/africa-elephant-census-capture-falling-numbers
Why did the elephant cross the road? To avoid the drunks , T. Kermeliotis and A. Harris, Inside Africa CNN.com, Jan. 2014
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Southern African Elephant Corridors Blocked by Poachers, D. Pinnock, Daily Maverick, Jan. 2014
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Silence the Guns, Sunday Standard online edition, Dec. 2013
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Botswana’s Wildlife Crisis, J. Gifford, Geographical, the official magazine for the Royal Geographic Society, Sep 2013
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Zebras Without Borders, K. Landen, Africa Geographic May 2013
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Ivory Apocalypse, T. Jackson, Africa Geographic Apr 2013
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Zebra Surprise, J. Hanks, Africa Geographic, Mar 2013
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Findings Reveal Critical Wildlife Corridors, K. Landen, Zambezi Traveller, Vol 1, Issue 12, Mar 2013
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Giraffe Whys, A. Tutchings, Africa Geographic, Feb 2013
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Conservation Flying High in Botswana, San Diego Zoo Global, ZooNooz Sep 2012
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Elephants on the Move, I. Michler, Africa Geographic Sep 2012
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Research Without Borders, A. Tutchings, Zambezi Traveller, Vol 1, Issue 11, Sep 2012 Download PDF (315 KB)
Ambassador at Large, Kelly Landen, June 2012. Zambezi Traveller Issue 9,
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From Hard to Hardest in a Game Count, Rachel DeMotts & Mike Chase, June 2012. Zambezi Traveller Issue 9,
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Wanted! Have you seen this Bird?, Peter Roberts, June 2012. Zambezi Traveller Issue 9, Download PDF (106kb)
Africa’s Ambitious Experiment to Preserve Threatened Wildlife, Caroline Fraser, May 2012, Environment 360, Yale University
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Pachyderm Cooling Strategies Kelly Landen Dec 2011.
Zambezi Traveller Issue 7
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Setting the Record Straight, When Science Counts Count! Prof. Rudi van Aarde Nov 2011.
SAWMA Matters – newsletter of the Southern African Wildlife Management Association
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The Common Grounds of Elephants & Humans Kelly Landen Sep. 2011. Zambezi Traveller Issue 6
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The Wonder of Elephants Don Pinnock Sep 2011
Getaway Magazine, courtesy of Getaway Magazine, to purchase a full issue, please contact www.getaway.co.za
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A View From The Top Mike Chase & Kelly Landen Aug 2011.
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Chobe is Botswana’s Wildlife Stronghold Kelly Landen June 2011. Zambezi Traveller
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Drought and Poachers take Botswana’s natural wonder to brink of catastrophe David Smith June 2011. Guardian UK
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Okavango wildlife threatened Don Pinnock June 2011. Mail & Guardian
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Leading By Example Linda Pfotenhauer. 2011. Peolwane, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Conservation Without Borders Kelly Landen, May 2010.ZooNooz, San Diego Zoo
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Sinking the flagship or saving the Elephant? Michael Chase and Kelly Landen. 2009. Peolwane, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Jumbo Conservation Project Serves Creatures Large and Small Karyl Carmignani, May 2009 San Diego Zoo, ZooNooz, USA.
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Elephants Without Borders Film review Linda Pfotenhauer. 2009. Peolwane, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Elephants at Large . Michael Chase and Kelly Landen. 2008.
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Long walk to freedom as elephants trek to Angola. Leon Marshall. 2008.
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Elephants Without Borders Linda Pfotenhauer. 2007. Peolwane, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Elephants tread lightly in old minefields of Angola. Leon Marshall. 2007.
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Elephants “Learn” to Avoid Land Mines in War-Torn Angola. Leon Marshall. 2007. National Geographic News, NationalGeographic.com
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Beyond Borders: Research and Conservation with Elephants Without Borders: Progress Report, April 2010 featuring the Elephant Conservation and Community Outreach Farming Project Download PDF (1.8 MB low quality)
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Beyond Borders: Year in Review Conservation & Research with Elephants Without Borders, 2009, Landen, K., Chase, M.
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Elephant Social Dynamics, Spatial Ecology and Human Elephant Conflict in the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans and Kalahari Ecosystems, Chase, M., August 09,
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