Herbivory

DNA results reveal orphaned elephant's family herd

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Thursday, June 10, 2021
Branches of biology, Mammals, Biology, EDGE species, Elephants, DNA, African elephant, Herbivory, DNA profiling, International Fund for Animal Welfare

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Experts are one step closer to confirming the family herd of an orphaned elephant in West Africa after DNA analysis provided crucial information showing family members could be close by.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Experts are one step closer to confirming the family herd of an orphaned elephant in West Africa after DNA analysis provided crucial information showing family members could be close by.
  • In an effort to verify Nania's herd through a familial match, IFAW collected DNA samples from both Nania and wild elephants travelling through Deux Bal National Park.
  • First, the analysis noted the DNA sample results from one of the elephants indicate this elephant is likely her mother or less likely, a half-sibling.
  • "This is the first known attempt to successfully reunite an African elephant calf with its wild herd using DNA analysis," said Sissler-Bienvenu.

Elephant Cooperation Delivers Food Assistance to Kenyan Wildlife Villages in Need

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Thursday, February 4, 2021
Mammals, EDGE species, Branches of biology, African elephant, Herbivory, Amboseli National Park, Taxa, Elephant, Poaching, International Elephant Foundation

In 2021, as part of a new initiative, called "Elephants to the Rescue" , Elephant Cooperation will distribute $100,000 of food to over 2,500 people living in Amboseli and Marsabit.

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  • In 2021, as part of a new initiative, called "Elephants to the Rescue" , Elephant Cooperation will distribute $100,000 of food to over 2,500 people living in Amboseli and Marsabit.
  • "I founded Elephant Cooperation in 2016 with a focus to save the African elephants while feeding and educating children and their communities, supporting rangers and increasing public awareness," said Struthers, Founder of Elephant Cooperation.
  • "These series of food drops will occur monthly throughout 2021 to help rangers and their families who are instrumental to reducing wildlife poaching."
  • "Life in Africa has been drastically disrupted by Covid-19 and there is extreme food insecurity in these Kenyan wildlife villages," said Patrick Igunza, a Kenya-based journalist who supports Elephant Cooperation conservation efforts.