Jake Wall is researching African elephants in support with Save The Elephants (an organization based in Kenya but working across Africa).

STE has been GPS tracking elephants in Kenya since 1998 and has amassed a database of nearly 2 million recorded fixes from over 100 individuals.

This data will form the basis for his PhD thesis.

Jake is interested in using the data for questions relating to how abiotic factors such as terrain, temperature, and rainfall as well as biotic factors, including human presence, vegetation and nutrients, can determine elephant movements across complex landscapes.

The ultimate goal of the work is to better understand the spatial needs of elephants and, in so doing, provide landscape managers with knowledge necessary to make more informed decisions.

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