Google Maps has enabled students and teachers to travel to places all over the world, engaged in an immersive environment that goes far beyond reading a book and look in at atlas. Today, classrooms can visit Samburu National Reserve and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy through street views of Kenya.
Between 2010-2012, 100,000 elephants were killed for their ivory. Thanks to the work of the Sambru National Reserve, their numbers are slowly increasing. By using Google maps, students can get an up close view of these creatures in their natural habitat, seeing them interact across a beautiful landscape.
Just how are these elephants being tracked and recorded? The Lew radio command center uses GPS to plot their movement. Rangers use the GPS readings with Google Earth to identify the elephants' locations, sending a team of rangers and track dog if they notice suspicious activity. Since 1998, 266 elephants have been collared and observed with this technology Watch this video for more information:
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