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| Arrests in Congo |
| Ten government officials and shipping executives behind attempts to smuggle 3.6 tons of ivory from DRC to the Asian markets have been arrested. Save the Elephants joined the US government in support of the Lusaka Agreement Task Force and a range of partners in the investigations and subsequent arrests.
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| Mayhem in Mwakoma |
| When crops begin to sprout, farmers living near elephants live in fear. In recent months in Tsavo, Southern Kenya, up to 100 hungry elephants went on a crop-raiding rampage. Not one of the farms protected by beehive fences were affected. This success echoes a new review of 3.5 yearsof data of our beehive fence project, showing an 80% success rate.
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| Uganda’s Ivory Seizure |
| A recent seizure of more than a ton of ivory in Uganda’s capital and the arrest of three suspects was a triumph of collaboration between police, government and private sector. This is now a significant force to disrupt the trafficking networks across East, West and Central Africa. We are proud to be involved through the Elephant Crisis Fund.
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| The Human Footprint |
| People increasingly determine elephant behaviour. Our Human Footprint project maps the growth of settlements in the previously nomadic north of Kenya. Thanks to Google Earth our team can easily extract data that will help us preserve elephant paths and encourage peaceful coexistence between elephants and people.
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