Jenny CarlessEvery Day Is Elephant DayLast week (12 August), we celebrated “World Elephant Day,” a day to rejoice in these wonderful giants—and (I hope) an opportunity to draw...
Jenny CarlessA New Face of Bravery: The Maasai OlympicsAmong the Maasai of East Africa, it’s a centuries-old tradition that young warriors kill lions or other dangerous animals as a rite of...
Jenny CarlessMeet MaxwellMeet Maxwell, an endangered black rhino who lives at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) just outside Nairobi, Kenya. The Sheldrick...
Jenny CarlessThe Birds, the Bees … and Elephants?You might think that because elephants are so large, they aren’t afraid of too many other animals—and that’s mostly true. But it turns...
Jenny CarlessHigh tech and poaching: The upside, the downsideTechnology is an important tool in the fight against wildlife poaching. A few examples: Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya—East Africa’s...
Jenny CarlessGood and bad news for elephantsToday, on the first-ever World Wildlife Day, I see both good and bad news for African elephants. Save the Elephants reported on its...