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Latest Events:

* Early July, EWB conducted a follow-up to 2008's aerial survey of the Okavango Panhandle in collaboration with Anna Songhurst of the Okavango Elephants and People Research Project. To learn more, see our Collaboration page (click here)

* EWB successfully deployed another 2 satellite data collars on bull elephants on the western fringes of the Okavango Delta, NG 26 concession. These 2 new collars will augment the western segment of the elephant range expansion study and will provide information which will be added to the satellite telemetry database, improving our understanding of the spatial ecology, and habitat use of elephants on the western periphery of their range. For more information, see our Tracking page (click here)

* Another bull was fitted with a satellite telemetry collar in Chobe National Park, Botswana. This collaring unit is the first of it's’ kind, providing a 5 year battery life span with data readings taken every hour. The information this unit will provide will be incorporated and compared to the data collected for an elephant walking study that is now being conducted, led by Dr. Matt Anderson, at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park. Read about it on our Partners page (click here)

* EWB is working in collaboration with Wild Horizons Wildlife Trust on post-monitoring habituated elephants, now released back into the wild. This month, 2 bulls were fitted with satellite collars and released in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. See our Collaborations page (click here)

Upcoming Events:

* EWB will be attending the upcoming workshop: "Enhancing Conservation Capacity in Botswana", which has been jointly developed by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and Cheetah Conservation Botswana. The workshop will be held in Gaborone from August 10-12th.

* EWB extends a warm Welcome to our visiting partner, Dr. Matt Anderson the Director of the Behavioral Biology division of San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research, as he joins us for a month in the field!

* With support from the Wilderness Trust, EWB will be deploying two satellite collars on one bull and one cow along the banks of the newly flowing Linyanti/Savuti Rivers to try and monitor what affects the newly flowing water system has on the elephant population in the region.

The Elephant Conservation and Community Outreach Farming Project is in need of the following:

* 10 000 litre water storage tank, with a pressure pump, and simple irrigation system to supply water to the trail fields
* Funding to construct viewing platforms to monitor elephant crop raiding activity.
* Base camp needs an ablution facility with running water, a solar geyser, new generator and solar power for electricity
* Basic camping supplies to expand the base camp for visitors and possible research collaborators

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Blog page: Elephant Conservation and Research with EWB For immediate updates, elephant research and stories from the field, please visit our Blog and "News Flash"(click here)

The latest Blogs include:
* Elephant Range Expansion Study update
*Okavango Panhandle aerial survey 2010
*New Satellite Collared Elephant, “Bemwo”

Latest Posted Reports and Maps, can be viewed and downloaded on our Downloads Page, (click here):

*Elephants and fencing conflicts in the GLTFCA and KAZA TFCA. Ferguson,K., Chase,M.
*Collaring Report: Ecology of elephants in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Chase, M.
*Elephant Movement Maps for June and July