Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
10th April 2020
Field Ranger Training

An Update by Andrew Crichton from Veterans for Wildlife: We face uncertain times – there is no question of that. However, without sounding too...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
30th March 2020
In the Air

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their gruelling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
8th March 2020
Equality in the western Serengeti

While we have not solved inequality and women around the world continue to suffer from marginalization – whether you are in Africa or America – we can see...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
3rd March 2020
Protecting Wildlife and Human Lives in the Western Corridor of the Serengeti

A 30 km long (soon to be 60 + km) fence stands along the northern border of the Grumeti concessions. This fence is the first of its kind in Tanzania and forms part of...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
20th February 2020
Lost in Translation: The Hardship Of Transitioning From Swahili Primary Education To English Secondary Education

It’s two months into Form I (grade 8) but it’s clear as day that Mwamvita wouldn’t be successful here. Although she successfully completed grade seven at...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
14th February 2020
A Rhino Love Story

It’s Valentine’s Day and the thing we are most in love with at the moment is a very sweet black rhino calf named Zaituni (Kiswahili for Olive).  Zaituni actually...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
31st January 2020
The Year Ahead

Tackling and solving the concurrent challenges of rural poverty and ecosystem degradation is an extremely difficult undertaking. News outlets, social media...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
24th January 2020
How Education is Creating Change in the Western Serengeti

“Elimu ni shina la maendeleo” the Swahili saying goes. It means education is the root of development, and we here at the Grumeti Fund wholeheartedly...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
4th December 2019
On Imparting Environmental Awareness to Youth

Since its inception in 2009, the Grumeti Fund Environmental Education Center (EEC) has seen over 5,000 students and teachers come through its open-air classroom. ...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
1st December 2019
Women in the Field

November marked the beginning of our first Women in the Field (WIF) program. This three-week program is an initiative of the Grumeti Fund’s Research and Innovation...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
30th November 2019
Rhinos Released

We are excited to share with you that the remaining rhino, who were being cared for in enclosures since their arrival from South Africa in September, are now roaming...

Updates from the Field
Updates from the Field
12th October 2019
Have you ever seen an elephant cry?

A call comes in. An 18-month-old elephant calf has a snare caught on her leg. We run to the rescue as fast as we can and the vet quickly tranquilizes her so that we...