Congratulations / Kealeboga to the “graduate” guides who have completed EWB’s Research Lecture Series! In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, travel and tourism in Botswana has dwindled and one of the strongest disciplines hit were the pillars of the industry, the trained safari Guides. Admirably, many here in Chobe decided to take this time […]
new information revealing solar-powered strobe lights are an effective method to stop elephants from entering a farmer’s field
EWB is pleased to share the news that this crop season (2019/2020) has been fairly successful with high crop yield in the Chobe Enclave, largely due to both good rains and functioning tractors availability. Proud that EWB’s EleSenses elephant repellent program has expanded beyond the Chobe Enclave and Kasane/Kazungula, thus we are now collaborating with […]
The Baobab is a long-lived tree that is admired throughout Africa, with very large Baobabs living over 1000 years! They play an important environmental role but are also valued as a source of food, water, health remedy, shelter and are revered in superstition and legend. They are stunning trees and their beauty has been admired […]
On the 5th of June Elephants Without Borders Education program hosted an afternoon event to commemorate World Environment day (WED). This year’s theme was focused on “air pollution” and thus, this event focused on the importance of trees, as the “lungs of our environment.” The day was organised in partnership with the Ministry of Basic […]
Elephants Without Borders is very pleased and excited, having hosted a collaborative endeavor with professors and students from University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney, Australia), Kings College London and Arizona State University (USA) coming under the banner of the Plus Alliance, to teach a 10-day intensive field ecology course called the “River Basin Ecosystem […]
“Arguments for lifting the ban are unsound” published in the Mmegi Friday 06 July 2018 On the 21 June 2018, some of Botswana’s Members of Parliament adopted a motion to lift the elephant hunting ban. They cited the following reasons for this decision: An apparent increase in the elephant population Human wildlife conflict Less benefits […]
We’re excited to share some big news happening at EWB! Over several months late last year, in partnership with Botswana’s Dept of Wildlife & National Parks, we adopted three orphaned elephant calves – Moleo, Tuli, and Panda. Each required special and significant care, be it from bush fire burns, dehydration, or malnourishment. We’re happy to […]
As the festive season is underway, our team at Elephants Without Borders would like to take this opportunity to briefly reflect on 2017 and provide our gratitude for your support throughout the year. This year, as we continue with our elephant and wildlife monitoring research programme, following the herds, monitoring elephants throughout Botswana from Chobe to […]
Latest addition to the EWB team is Victoria Inman, PhD candidate from the University of New South Wales, conducting her research on hippos! A species that is rarely studied and as hippos are declining dramatically across the Continent, her research will provide vital information on the species in hopes to add positive information to help […]