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The elephants of Amboseli in Kenya are the most celebrated wild elephants in the world. Since 1972, close observation by Cynthia Moss and her research team has led to intimate knowledge of these intelligent and complex animals.
AECT, the African Elephant Conservation Trust, is an endowment fund established in the USA. The long-term objective of AECT is to initiate, support and ensure the continuation of key elephant research projects across the African continent modeled on the ATE philosophy and research methodology. In time, income from the endowment can used to fully fund the work of ATE and AERP and enable the field researchers focus their energies on their project and relieve them of the burden of continued fund raising. AERP’s unparalleled body of knowledge will thus be made available to those addressing issues such as land use, wildlife education, protected area management, and the consequences of human population expansion. Watch this space for important newsflashes, or visit our home site for archives and more interactive opportunities. Karibuni! (Welcome, all!) |
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AERP, the Amboseli Elephant Research Project is the trust’s research arm. For nearly four decades AERP has studied the Amboseli elephants, making it today one of the longest studied populations of free living large mammals in the world.
