Elephant Conservation Charities
| Some of the organisations/charities helping elephants include: World Elephant Day which is an annual international campaign to bring people together to help elephants. The World Elephant Society is the nonprofit tax exempt charity organisation which helps support the campaign, website and events.
Space for Giants is an international conservation charity, with more than a decade of experience facilitating the conservation and management of African elephants, and the landscapes they depend on. Find out more here Tsavo Trust in Kenya have a wildlife conservation programme, including the Big Tusker Project,, a Community Conservancy Programme, and an Animal Welfare Programme. The Tsavo Trust partners with the Tusk Trust in the UK and Tusk USA The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has veterinary units, an Orphan Project, 30 anti-poaching units and a community outreach programme. It also gives direct support to the Kenyan Wildlife Service. You can donate here. And you can adopt an elephant here for £35.00
The Mali Elephant Project aims to protect a unique population of 550 sub-desert elephants. It is a joint initiative of The WILD Foundation and the International Conservation Fund of Canada. Funding is being used to train and mobilize a rapid response armed anti-poaching force who can act on information provided by the project’s community information networks. Visit the project here The International Elephant Foundation has projects in Asia and Africa, and it's dedicated to securing a future for all elephant species via research, partnerships and direct field action. It delivers real solutions that save lives and protect their habitats. Visit the IEF here Elephants for Africa is dedicated to protecting the African elephant through education and research. Reteti Elephant Sanctuary takes in orphaned and abandoned elephant calves with an aim to release them back into the wild herds adjoining the Sanctuary. They say it's the world's first indigenous community-owned African elephant sanctuary. Save the Elephants undertakes vital research on elephant behaviour and it looks to provide fresh insight into the life of elephants. Find out more here It also is involved with the Elephant Crisis Fund with the Wildlife Conservation Network. African Parks' 500 Elephants involves the relocation of up to 500 elephants (and a good number of other species) is the largest ever translocation of elephants to a single nature reserve. This initiative is aiming to reduce conflict and protect habitat in Majete and Liwonde, and create Malawi’s premiere elephant sanctuary in Nkhotakota. Find out more here Elephant Family protect Asian elephants and their habitat and help create space for people and elephants. In recent years they have has supported 200 field projects in six elephant range states: India, Thailand, Indonesia (Sumatra), Malaysia (Borneo), Myanmar and Cambodia. It drives conservation action through art, culture and delight. Visit them here Wildlife SOS leads efforts to protect the wild elephant population in India. They care for 30 elephants at several sanctuaries, including the treatment unit which is specially equipped to care for elpehants who need check-ups, special treatment for chronic injuries nad emergency care. They also have an elephant ambulance and rescue teams, as well as a network of undercover staff and informants.
The International Elephant Foundtion is dedicated to the conservation of African and Asian Elephants worldwide. Adopt a wildlife ranger or wildlife guardian - many of these will be protecting elephants, which is increasingly dangerous as many poachers are armed Please say NO to elephant trekking:
By the way... Did you see Paul O'Grady 's Great Elephant Adventure on ITV Take a look at Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, the Elephant Conservation Center, Laos, the Elephant Nature Park's website (Thailand), the Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary run by Katherine from Essex in Thailand and the Friends of the Asian Elephant hospital, the world's first elephant hospital
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