Baby elephants and biodiversity restoration

We are running a project in Meru, Kenya to plant trees that restore biodiversity in the Mount Kenya reserve. The area is a biodiversity hotspot full of unique wildlife like dik-diks. Not only that, it is a breeding site and migratory corridor for elephants.

We have been working with our friends at Tree Sisters, since 2018, to restore this incredible landscape and regenerate the habitats for all the wildlife that live there. As part of our reporting for this project, we set up some wildlife cameras and have managed to capture some incredible animals, including baby elephants!

“It was awesome. Usually you can’t see the young elephants,” shared Wycliffe Matika, our Africa Programmes Manager. “For me it was a great moment to see the mother and the young elephants. This is where ITF is doing lots of reforestation work, especially with threatened tree species which will boost and diversify the habitat for the elephants and contribute to the breeding sites. This is the area now where most of the animals are coming to drink.”

“It was an amazing view and it gave meaning to our work,” says Mercy Kimani. “We are creating a habitat for elephants to breed and that means a lot. And of course, the water is coming back. We were able to see the coexistence of all the animals, the antelope, buffalos, and primates like the baboons and colobus monkeys.

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