Have you ever seen an elephant cry?
Have you ever seen an elephant cry? A call comes in. An 18-month-old elephant calf has a snare caught on her leg. We run to the rescue as fast as we can and the vet quickly tranquilizes...
Have you ever seen an elephant cry? A call comes in. An 18-month-old elephant calf has a snare caught on her leg. We run to the rescue as fast as we can and the vet quickly tranquilizes...
Tuko Pamoja! We are together! “Msichana hodari ninajitambua, ninajiamini nina ndoto kubwa. Msichana onesha uwezo wako.” “A strong girl, I know myself, I believe in myself, I have big dreams. Girl, show your strength.” This was the chorus of the weekend for Grumeti Fund’s...
A Year of Rhino Two years ago, the Grumeti Fund made a commitment to bring black rhino back to the Serengeti ecosystem with the goal of bolstering the Tanzanian rhino population and stimulating the local gene pool. Shortly after the...
How humans and technology are working together to protect the western Serengeti In front of the Kitaboka Wagora building stands four 3-meters-tall poles full of snares. These are all the snares that the Grumeti Fund scouts have collected in and...
Rhino Update Eric was released into the larger Rhino Intensive Protection Zone nearly three months ago and he has been making great progress in his naturalization to the surrounding environment. We are now weeks away from cutting back on supplementary...
In Memory of Popo This past week has been one of mixed emotions. On a positive note, we received phenomenal news of the approval of CITES permits, allowing us to continue to with our far-sighted black rhino re-establishment project. This...
“When you empower a woman, you empower the world” This past weekend the Grumeti Fund’s Community Outreach Program hosted two girls empowerment sessions. Over 1,100 girls attended to learn about health (reproductive, STI’s, menstruation), the importance of continuing education, how...
Grumeti Fund Canine Unit Update My name is Chris Aycock and I am the president of the American Society of Canine Trainers International. We are an organization, which develops, reviews, and certifies canine programs across the globe. While most of...
Reflecting on the Serengeti Girls Run It’s been exactly three months since we completed the Serengeti Girls Run. The run itself was an incredible accomplishment – nine women from around the world ran 90kms over three days. The wildlife that...
Paul G. Allen – A Conservation Visionary Influenced by a myriad people, policies and organizations, wildlife conservation is complex and multi-faceted. From the well-trained boots on the ground to the demand reduction initiatives in distant foreign markets, wildlife contraband continues...
Big Mammal Sightings Record Broken Excerpts from a 24 hour adventure by Charles Foley, with Lara Foley and Brenden Simonson In September of this year we approached the management at Singita Grumeti with an unusual request: would they be interested in supporting...
Eleven days after his epic journey across the world, Eric is doing extremely well. Relaxed and more and more at ease in his new surroundings, Eric is transitioning really well from his zoo based diet to indigenous browse and even...