African Safari and Wildlife Specialist - Africafreak - The African Safari Guide » Save the Elephants http://www.africafreak.com Wildlife News and Tips from the Safari Industry! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:11:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Google Earth to “Save” The African Elephants! http://www.africafreak.com/when-google-earth-is-used-as-a-tool-to-save-the-elephants http://www.africafreak.com/when-google-earth-is-used-as-a-tool-to-save-the-elephants#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:10:38 +0000 Africafreak http://www.africafreak.com/?p=2217 Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton is a renowned zoologist known for his conservation efforts in Africa, and is the founder of “Save The Elephants“!

In this video, Iain explains how Google Earth is used as a tool to help the elephants. As he puts it, the elephants are going through tough times at the moment:

  1. There’s a terrible drought going on in Kenya.
  2. The price of ivory has gone up.
  3. Poaching is increasing.

The organization Save The Elephants primarily looks at Elephant decision-making through studying their movements. The aim is to understand their needs, because if we can…only then can we secure their future!

Google Earth provides a very easy way to find out what the elephants are up to and where they’re going!

Enjoy! ;)

Broadcaster: Google.

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