Wildlife Works Biodiversity team members examining camera trap footage of Forest elephants ( Loxodonta A major focus is on human–wildlife coexistence, particularly human–elephant conflict, where our team M., & Korchinsky, M. (2024) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-65141-x Elephants at Crossroads dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4969759 Lack of crucial information exacerbates barriers to mitigating human–elephant https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605323001795 Lunar phase as a dynamic landscape of fear factor affecting elephant

While patrolling the protected area for poachers, our rangers are faced with various dangers; for instance , poachers who are armed either with guns or bow-and-arrows frequently threaten to attack our rangers Three of our rangers practice dressing a wounded person. Erick Sagwe, head ranger, during practical examinations. Eric Sagwa, the head ranger, thanked the lecturer for devoting his time to work with our staff.

What do a frog, a fungus, and a forest elephant have in common? For example, forest elephants  in the Congo are some of our best warriors in the fight against climate By eating smaller plants, elephants reduce competition for soil nutrients and light, allowing larger Scientists hypothesize that the presence of a megaherbivore like forest elephants is why the Congo Basin Whether it's a fungus or an elephant, protecting biodiversity means protecting our shared future.

Forest Elephant DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - MAI NDOMBE REDD+ PROJECT Forest elephants are the smaller and more reclusive relatives of the larger savanna elephant. See if you can also spot the elephant in this image!

“My work was to clean the hanger and the gyrocopter, filling potholes on the airstrip and sometimes flying On a normal day, he helps keep track of the elephant population, notes any rare species’ sighting, takes the GPS coordinates and then sends it to the rangers or to the Biodiversity Monitoring Team.

charismatic wildlife roams these landscapes, including populations of the increasingly threatened African Elephant This will be achieved largely by employing forest rangers, bolstering employee motivation, creating alternative

“My work was to clean the hanger and the gyrocopter, filling potholes on the airstrip and sometimes flying On a normal day, he helps keep track of the elephant population, notes any rare species’ sighting, takes the GPS coordinates and then sends it to the rangers or to the Biodiversity Monitoring Team.

Samuel Eregai, Wildlife Works Ranger. Eric Sagwe, Wildlife Works Head Ranger. Paschal Mulonzya, Wildlife Works Accounts Manager and Lucien Kisozhi, Wildlife Works Ranger.

REDD+ Project through community engagement, alternatives to deforestation, and the work of our unarmed rangers Lenjo, Community Relations Manager, George Maina, Agribusiness and Forestry Manager, Eric Sagwe, Head Ranger

The KWS teams work hand in hand with our ranger teams in addressing human wildlife conflict, as well to have their staff in strategically-placed camps in the project area to support the Wildlife Works rangers Wildlife Service has made increased efforts to mitigate the crisis by providing water for their field ranger

“…carbon credits…” And at this point I’d learned a few key words in Swahili like that “ndovu” means elephant “You ask us to save trees, but elephants knock them down. How is that fair?” “How are we compensated for elephants destroying our crops?” All fair questions!

Wildlife Works has also teamed up with organizations such as the Kering Foundation and Elephant Cooperation Women have also been employed in other departments including rangers, greenhouse, administration and