MEP protects elephants in the greater Mara ecosystem. They do this through anti-poaching patrols and rapid response units, elephant collaring, monitoring and research and human-elephant conflict mitigation. MEP’s goals include focusing on the protection of elephants and the conservation of the Mara ecosystem by increasing research efforts all while investing in the education of local communities who live alongside wildlife and the future generation of Kenyans who will inherit this complicated mission.