I have to share the immensity of the problem facing elephants today. Above is one of about 12 of the last super tuskers in Kenya, Wide Satao - named after the original Satao killed in 2014. Saving The Elephants has been studying and tracking him for years.
"As you will see from the attached photo, his giant tusks weighing over 100lbs each are still intact. A few years ago, the value of his tusks would have been the biggest threat to his life. Instead, this bull spent his last few years being speared and shot at by humans, and finally died from starvation in a landscape ravaged by drought.”
The human-elephant conflict is escalating as people are desperate to keep their cows, camels and goats alive in this environment and can’t be kept out of the preserves. Young kids are getting seriously hurt and have to be rushed to hospital by the newly established Rapid Response Team. The medical and surgical bills are over $25,000 for 3 young girls.
Your help is needed desperately. You are WWW.
With hope and gratitude,
Singer