A Manufacturing Partnership Built for Conservation

A tracking collar deployed on a free-ranging animal cannot be recalled for a quick fix. It has to survive heat, dust, water, and years of continuous operation — which makes the quality of the electronics inside a conservation issue, not just an engineering one.

That is why our manufacturing partnership matters. Since 2021, specialist electronics manufacturer Kitron has manufactured tracking devices for Savannah Tracking, pairing our in-house, behavioural-ecology-driven design work with production expertise built for demanding applications.

Kitron’s recent feature on the partnership offers a glimpse of where those devices end up. Citing the Mara Elephant Project’s Q1 2025 Research & Tracking Report, it describes a bull elephant named Lempiris fitted with a Savannah Tracking collar and monitored for ongoing conservation response in the Mara.

Every collar and tag we ship carries that same chain of care — from design in Kilifi to manufacturing with trusted partners to deployment in the field.

Read the full story in our Kitron partnership case study, or explore the tracking systems these electronics power.