News from the Field

In honour of women in conservation, we feature Greta F. Iori, an Ethiopian-Italian at the forefront of human-elephant coexistence.

Our friend of the month is Mr. Arfou Saley Baouna, an Inspector of Water and Forests at the Kandadji National Nature Reserve (RNNK) in Niger

Our friend of the month is Patrick Egwu from the West African Conservation Network.

Our friend of the month of the year is Stephanie Bourgeois, the Stockpile Management System technical focal point for the EPIF in Gabon

Mawdo Jallow is a wildlife conservationist and CITES focal point for The Gambia.

Our friend of the month is Lieutenant-Colonel Amandine Gnido Assogba Deleke, the current EPI focal point for Benin, and the country has been

Charlie Henson, who is from the United Kingdom, has recently joined our team as Program Manager for Stockpile Management.

Linus Unah, the EPI friend of the month, is a Nigerian producer, journalist, and emerging documentary filmmaker.

Meet Miguel Kinavuidi, our friend for the month of July. Miguel is the Project Technical Manager at the Angolan Ministry of Environment,...

Our friend of the month is Horris Wanyama, an ecologist with over 10 years of experience in conservation management.

Our friend of the month for May is Mezgebe Seyoum, the Community Partnership Desk Head at the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority.

Our friend of the month this April is Meha Kumar, who works as a researcher at Save the Elephants, focusing on Human-Elephant Coexistence.

In theme with women’s month, our friend for March is Susan Mutua (Suzzi), the Africa Program Coordinator at the NGO Elephant...

Mr. Blamah Sando Goll, is The Technical Manager at Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority (FDA), the government body responsible for...

Meet Dr. Matt Luizza, our Friend of the Month for January 2024 Dr. Matt Luizza. Photo Credit: Trevor Jones/Southern Tanzania Elephant...

Colonel Major Rémi HEFOUME is a courageous wildlife conservationist in Benin. He was one of the key players in getting Benin to join the...

Our October Friend of the Month is Alex Chunga, the Principal Parks and Wildlife Officer at Malawi’s Department of National Parks and...

Our August Friend of the Month is Christy Phillimore who has been working with our partners the HALO Trust in Angola for the past decade....

Our Friend of the Month for July is Jaime Dias, a bush pilot flying a lonely and courageous journey for conservation in the skies of...

Burkina Faso has become the 23rd country to join the Elephant Protection Initiative. The EPI is a pan-African alliance of countries...