Episode 25: Amboseli Trust for Elephants - World Elephant Day 2022

On a very special Wild For Change podcast, we celebrate World Elephant Day with Dr. Vicki Fishlock, resident scientist of Amboseli Trust for Elephants in Kenya.  The Amboseli Trust for Elephants, located in Kenya, is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on the long-term conservation and welfare of Africa’s elephants in the midst of human expansion, through scientific research, outreach, advocacy, and training.   Dr. Cynthia Moss and her co-founder, Harvey Croze created the Amboseli Elephant Research Project in 1972 which is the longest-running elephant research program globally! Currently, over 1800 elephants are monitored over the Amboseli Ecosystem.The beauty of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project is what has been learned about elephants and their family dynamics.  This research provides the basis that elephant familial bonds are an integral element to their continued survival, which also helps us as humans relate to another species and see the importance of ensuring their place on earth. In this Wild For Change podcast, we discuss;What some of the biggest discoveries have been about elephants through the Amboseli Elephant Research Project. Why familial bonds are so important for elephants and their survival.Approximately how many elephant families Amboseli Trust for Elephants monitors in the Amboseli ecosystem.  How human and elephant families mirror each other.  That even though humans and elephants are different species, we have similar traits.Why elephants are great ecosystem engineers and why they are necessary to maintaining healthy ecosystems.Amboseli Trust for Elephants’ special Elatia Project where you can follow and elephant family and learn about their interactions and dramas with each other.How to discover more about the Amboseli Trust for Elephants and ways to help.Website: http://www.wildforchange.comTwitter: @WildForChangeFacebook: /wildforchangeInstagram: wildforchange