Conservation Notes

A lone elephant resting on its side in a forest clearing, trunk curled, surrounded by dense green bush — Wild East Visuals
Elephants Visit My Farm: A Night of Unexpected Co-existence
A herd of elephants on a traditional migration corridor entered my farm in Nyeri. One old bull stayed behind — drinking from my trough, resting in my forest, and leaving... Read more...
A wounded man sits head bowed against a tree in Marsabit forest, bandaged and exhausted, with a herd of elephants visible in the golden background — Wild East Visuals
Covered by Branches: What a Herd Taught Us About Death
On a wet-season patrol in Marsabit National Reserve in 1982, a herd's grief led rangers to a poached elephant—and to a wounded honey thief the elephants had covered with branches,... Read more...
Great Migration Footage for Filmmakers — What to Look For (and Where to Get It)
Great Migration Footage for Filmmakers — What to Look For (and Where to Get It)
If you’re a documentary producer, broadcaster, or content creator working on African wildlife content, the Great Migration is almost certainly on your list. Two million wildebeest. The Mara River crossing.... Read more...
Boran herdsmen passing metal buckets of water up a human chain inside a deep rocky well in Marsabit, northern Kenya, with cattle and camels waiting at the rim — Wild East Visuals
The Singing Wells of Marsabit
On the eastern slopes of Mount Marsabit, Boran and Bulji tribesmen dig deep wells and form human chains to bail water for their livestock — singing in rhythm as the... Read more...
A herd of elephants stands in a solemn circle around a fallen calf in the red dust of Tsavo East National Park, heads lowered in grief — Wild East Visuals
Field Notes Vol. 2 — Elephants in Mourning
A veteran KWS warden witnesses something few men ever see — wild elephants in mourning — and narrowly escapes with his life. Field Notes Vol. 2 by The Wildlife Veteran. Read more...
The Night the Bush Went Quiet
The Night the Bush Went Quiet
March 1970. A young warden's first assignment in Tsavo East takes a dangerous turn deep in the remote northern bush. A true account by The Wildlife Veteran. Read more...
When the Wild Comes Home: Kenya's Elephant Invasion Crisis
When the Wild Comes Home: Kenya's Elephant Invasion Crisis
Farmers across Kenya are living on the frontline of a growing human-elephant conflict. Here's what's happening — and why it matters to all of us. Read more...