Category: Elephant

📢🐘 Hey Elephant! What’s your name? 📢🐘 We’re thrilled to share groundbreaking research by Michael A. Pardo and George Wittemyer from Colorado State University, revealing that African savannah Elephants call one another by ‘name’! 🐘💬 Using machine learning and field playback experiments, researchers discovered that Elephants have individually specific, name-like calls to address their family … Continued

At Saving The Survivors, our mission is to heal and protect the precious wildlife that graces our planet. Recently, our dedicated team embarked on an incredible journey to help an 8-month-old orphaned Elephant calf under the compassionate care of our founder and head veterinarian, Dr. Johan Marais. This little calf has been struggling with a … Continued

In the heart of our conservation efforts at Saving the Survivors, a remarkable story unfolds—one that speaks of dedication, expertise, and the profound connection between humanity and nature. Step into the world of Dr. Johan, our head veterinarian and founder, as he leads a mission to safeguard the majestic matriarch of an Elephant herd. The … Continued

On the 12th of August, the world comes together to celebrate and conserve our remaining Elephants. This day acts as a reminder of the urgent plight of both Asian and African Elephants. This iconic animal has incredible significance in many cultures globally. However despite this, the future of the Elephant remains uncertain. Future generations may … Continued

Dr. Johan recently went to check up on Mr. F, a magnificent African Elephant bull we have been treating on a reserve in South Africa.   We first treated Mr. F after he fell in a ditch in the bush and broke his leg back in 2018.  The gentle giant was struggling to walk properly … Continued

The STS team in South Africa are quick to assist the local veterinarian in the examination of this Elephant cow on a reserve. An Elephant cow is a female Elephant. The cow is acting abnormally and has been for the last few months. It is expected that she has an injury either to her tusks, … Continued

Our STS team in South Africa are quick to assist an Elephant calf with an injury. The calf is trailing behind the herd, indicating an injury. The rangers believe the calf has an injury on the side of his head.   We assisted the local veterinarian who proceeded to dart the calf from the helicopter, … Continued

A herd of 17 Elephant bulls in Mozambique has been evading our team for a while now, ever since the tracking collar on a 35 year old Elephant bull in the group stopped working. This gang of gentlemen was recently spotted by an aerial patrol, so Dr. Hugo and Dr. Hagnesio rushed to the area. … Continued

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we have to report a poaching victim and the passing of the 5 year old Elephant Bull we attended to with the Gin Trap injury in Central Mozambique. Sadly, once Dr. João arrived on scene, darted and assessed the injuries, it became clear that the damage caused … Continued