{"id":303830,"date":"2024-01-11T13:20:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T13:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=303830"},"modified":"2024-02-22T12:59:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T12:59:29","slug":"meet-elephant-expert-paula-kahumbu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/discover\/animals\/general-animals\/meet-elephant-expert-paula-kahumbu\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet elephant expert Paula Kahumbu!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a Kenyan grassland, ecologist Paula Kahumbu<\/strong> uses binoculars to watch a baby African savannah elephant<\/a><\/strong> stomp playfully through the legs of its watchful family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Already heavier than an adult human<\/strong>, this calf will become one of the world’s largest land animals<\/strong>, weighing 7 tonnes<\/strong>. But Paula knows that won’t protect it from threats<\/strong> like poaching<\/strong> and habitat loss<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After studying elephants for years, she realised science alone wouldn’t keep them safe from extinction<\/strong>. So, she took action… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Name<\/strong>: Paula Kahumbu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From: <\/strong>Kenya, East Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job: <\/strong>Elephant ecologist, conservationist, film-maker and National Geographic Explorer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun fact<\/strong>: People have started called Paula ‘Mama Ndovu<\/em>‘, which means ‘Mother of Elephants’!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paula’s inspiration <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Paula grew up in Kenya<\/a>‘s capital city, Nairobi<\/strong>. She loved reading, and her passion for elephants began at her local library. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I found a book called Among the Elephants<\/strong><\/em>, by Iain Douglas-Hamilton,” Paula remembers. “It was about his incredible journey studying elephants. I was transported to lands where the night was filled with the thrilling sounds of Africa, and infected with a bug of curiosity about these extraordinary elephants.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Douglas-Hamilton got to know each elephant he studied, learning their faces<\/strong> and personalities<\/strong>. It was like nothing Paula had experienced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Though I lived in Kenya, I had never seen an elephant close up<\/strong>,” she says. “They were known as terrifying<\/strong>, dangerous<\/strong> creatures<\/strong>. Yet inside this book there were photos of Iain and his family among the elephants. I fell in love with them<\/strong>.” <\/p>\n\n\n

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While Paula admired Iain, she couldn’t imagine being like him. “He was British, he had studied at Oxford University… he was nothing like me<\/strong>,” she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But later, she spent two weeks at the Amboseli Trust for Elephants Camp <\/strong>in Amboseli National Park. There, she met two Kenyan women – Norah Njiraini<\/strong> and Soila Saiyalel<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They knew every elephant in the ecosystem<\/strong> by name, by how they held themselves, and by their personalities,” Paula says. “We drove around and I learned how research<\/strong> is conducted, how you identify individuals<\/strong>, how you study behaviour<\/strong>. I knew then that if they could do it, I could do it.<\/strong>” <\/p>\n\n\n

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Paula went on to win a Whitley Fund for Nature award for her elephant conservation work! Here, HRH The Princess Royal presents Paula with her prize.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Hands Off Our Elephants<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After studying elephants for several years, Paula became the boss of elephant charity WildlifeDirect<\/strong>. There, she took to the streets of Nairobi, leading a series of marches<\/strong> that called on the government to protect<\/strong> elephants<\/strong> and rhinos<\/strong> from illegal<\/strong> poachers<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Poachers illegally kill elephants to take their tusks – which are made of ivory – and sell them to produce ornaments, carvings and jewellery. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of people joined the movement, named ‘Hands Off Our Elephants<\/em><\/strong>‘ \u2013\u00a0and happily, the Kenyan government listened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of pounds <\/strong>were donated to help the animals, and train more than 500 new rangers<\/strong>. This reduced poaching by 80%<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Wildlife Warriors<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Next, Paula started her own TV show<\/strong>. She shared conservation stories and hoped to inspire other Kenyans to care about nature<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Called Wildlife Warriors<\/strong><\/em>, it was the first-ever programme<\/strong> about African wildlife that was made by an African person, for African audiences<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazingly, more than half of all Kenyans<\/strong> (over 25 million people) watched it, and it’s now shown in countries all over the continent!<\/p>\n\n\n

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“I’m sharing my excitement about nature by making wildlife films <\/strong>and training African filmmakers<\/strong>,” Paula explains. “This means more people will be able to work as nature filmmakers<\/strong>, and more people can watch amazing films <\/strong>about our extraordinary nature and culture.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paula has also produced an incredible four-part series, Secrets of the Elephants<\/em>, which can be seen on the National Geographic and Disney+ channels! <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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An amazing encounter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We asked Paula to tell us about one of her most memorable elephant experiences… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I spent many years studying elephants in the wild, and it was very clear that elephants learn<\/strong> and can tell who is a friend to them<\/strong>. One day I was guiding the American Ambassador, Robert Godec<\/strong>, to Amboseli, and we saw the EB elephant family,<\/strong> which was led by a matriarch named Enid<\/strong>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I asked Robert if he wanted to say something to her \u2013\u00a0he looked to the elephants and waved as he whispered ‘Hi, Enid!<\/strong>‘ <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family of elephants immediately stopped grazing<\/strong> and started rumbling loudly.<\/strong> The<\/em> enormous Enid lifted her head and started walking back<\/strong> towards our vehicles. Others followed. She looked right at him, raised her trunk and waved back<\/strong>! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I might have accepted this as a fluke<\/strong>, except it’s happened several times with other elephants. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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In South Africa<\/a>, I met a huge, tame bull named Jabulani<\/strong>. He was moving off into the bush with a group of other bulls, and as I watched him go, I said ‘Goodbye, Jabulani<\/strong>‘. He stopped, turned, came up to me and reached his trunk out <\/strong>to touch me. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew then that Enid and Jabulani knew the name<\/strong> we had given them. They understood our greetings<\/strong> and how to copy them<\/strong>. I wish humans spoke elephant and could respond to elephants, as they have learned to respond to us with such dignity<\/strong> and respect<\/strong>.” <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you think of Paula Kahumbu’s awesome work? Let us know in the comments below!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Photos \u00a9 WildlifeDirect, courtesy of Whitley Fund for Nature<\/a>. Illustration \u00a9 Marek Jagucki.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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