Mara Elephant Project is aiming to raise $100,000 by #GivingTuesday to support our elephant conservation efforts and you can help. A generous donor is matching all donations up to $50,000 through December 3. How long do elephants live? With your help, MEP is trying to ensure as many elephants as possible can live full lives. https://buff.ly/3FbFztK 📸 Que Sera Sera Films
Mara Elephant Project
Conservation Programs
Carmel, IN 6,056 followers
Protecting elephants and their habitats across the Greater Mara Ecosystem in Kenya
About us
For over a decade Mara Elephant Project (MEP) has been protecting elephants and their habitats across the Greater Mara Ecosystem (GME). The GME, an extension of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, is Kenya’s most important wildlife area and tourism asset. The Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem is one of the last major wildlife refuges on Earth. Most famous for its annual migration of nearly two million wildebeest and zebra, the ecosystem is also home to an estimated 40% of Africa’s large mammals. Historically, people and wildlife peacefully co-existed when space for both did not overlap; however, as the human footprint has expanded, so has livestock and farming, pushing wild animals into smaller spaces. Elephants are a keystone species to this ecosystem and when poaching emerged as the number one threat in 2012 (96 elephants that year alone were killed for their ivory) MEP took action to successfully combat this global threat. Today, the drastic expansion of the human footprint in the region is causing devastating loss of habitat, which means MEP must expand its mission and goals to save the Mara’s wildlife and wild spaces. MEP’s vision is to see a stable and healthy elephant population co-existing peacefully with people across the GME. For over a decade at MEP, we’ve worked together with the Government of Kenya, KWS, Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI), community conservancies and other conservation organizations to build a better future for elephants and their habitats. MEP is a remarkable force of dedicated men and women working together 24/7 to protect elephants, the GME, Kenyan wildlife and wild spaces for generations to come. While MEP was originally focused on combating elephant poaching, we’ve adapted to focus on finding solutions to the emerging long-term threats to elephants, co-existence and habitat loss. Our approach of monitor, evaluate and protect has worked when used in collaboration with partners to protect wildlife, communities and habitats.
- Website
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www.maraelephantproject.org
External link for Mara Elephant Project
- Industry
- Conservation Programs
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Carmel, IN
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2011
- Specialties
- Elephants, Conservation, Habitat Protection, Kenya, Rangers, Technology, and Africa
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
4000 W. 106th Street
Suite 125-238
Carmel, IN 46032, US
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2nd Floor Spring Court Watermark Office Park
Ndege Road
Karen, Nairobi, KE
Employees at Mara Elephant Project
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Frank-Astère NDIYO BUTOYI
Partner @ Amethis
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Loic Amado
Built @Uber in 10 countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa | Impact investing | Sustainable innovation | Operator
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Lindsey Dixon
Freelance Fundraising, Event Management and Charity Operations
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Imboma Evans
Environmental Services Professional
Updates
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Starting today, thanks to the generosity of a donor, Mara Elephant Project is matching all donations up to $50,000 through #GivingTuesday. The actions that MEP takes now are paving pathways for future generations of elephants and communities that call the Mara home. Join us! https://buff.ly/3FbFztK
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Fill up your trunk on #BlackFriday with elephant merchandise that supports Mara Elephant Project. Exclusive to Imani Collective, the MEP collection is handcrafted in Kenya and ships internationally. MEP is also selling sweatshirts for a limited time featuring the watercolor elephant design. If you’d like to fill up our trunk directly, you can shop items hand selected by our rangers or researchers on the MEP Amazon Wish List. Shopping links -> https://buff.ly/3AOa0Yv
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While you’re eating turkey, the rangers are finishing up their Training of Trainer (ToT) course at the Mara Elephant Project Ranger Education Campus. During the last week of #ToTThursday we’re highlighting the importance of safety and communication when operating alongside one of MEP’s most impactful tools, the helicopter. “It was an exciting experience, especially because it was my first time in a helicopter. We learned how to conduct aerial patrols, ground-to-air communication, and associated safety procedures. We sincerely thank everyone involved for giving us this opportunity to advance our skills.” Laurine Sankei, Olchoro Oirouwa Conservancy Thanks to support from the Basecamp Foundation Kenya, over 100 rangers operating in the Mara have received free advanced training in 2024!
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This past week while on patrol the Mara Elephant Project “Golf” team captured something amazing with their drone – sleeping elephants. While monitoring the resident Nyakweri Forest herd which includes collared elephant Fitz, they found several elephants taking their turns to catch some ‘zzzz’. It’s rare because elephants don’t actually sleep that much and usually standing up. As you can see, it’s clear the team disturbed their chance at a peaceful sleep.
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Fill up our trunk this holiday season. Shop items hand selected by Mara Elephant Project rangers or researchers on our Amazon Wish List and send them a gift directly. https://buff.ly/3Z4NX9y
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Us realizing Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are only a month away. 😵💫 Take a deep breath because Mara Elephant Project has everything you need for the elephant lover on your list. Exclusive to Imani Collective, the MEP collection is handcrafted in Kenya and ships internationally. MEP is also selling sweatshirts on Bonfire for a limited time featuring the watercolor elephant design. Shop Links 🎁 https://buff.ly/3AOa0Yv
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Yesterday, the 2024 UltraMARAthon took place with 325 runners joining the race for conservation and communities. The Mara Elephant Project rangers claimed the relay first prize and our female team made their debut with a respectable time of 5 hours. Beyond competing, MEP helped with safety from the air and on the ground. An elephant sized thank you to all the participants, sponsors and volunteers that made this another successful race year.
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Today is the day! The 5th annual UltraMARAthon is underway with over 300 runners traversing the muddy racecourse. This event could not happen without the invaluable support of the conservancies where the race is held—Lemek, Ol Choro, and Mara North. The marathon also wouldn’t be possible without support from these generous sponsors: Higmark Construction, JS Hardware, Muneer, Angama Foundation, FRED Black, Village Market, East African Canvas Company, Sabora Canvas, ALS, Bobong Camels and JW Seagon. These are the creative companies that stepped up to support the runner’s goody bags: Summit Recruitment, Redbull, Seedballs Kenya, USN, Bavaria Smalt, Kikoy.com, Malu Lodge, African Originals and Karen Provision Store. Finally, to our dedicated tourism partners Kichwa Tembo, Alex Walker's Serian, Angama Mara, Fairmont, Karen Blixen Camp, Mara River Lodge, Mara West, Neptune, Kicheche Camps, Saruni, House in the Wild, Royal Mara, Offbeat, Governors Camp, and Amani Mara. Race results coming tomorrow, stay tuned. 📸 Rohan Shah
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