How does save the elephants get their money?
How does save the elephants get their money?
Save the Elephants is funded almost entirely by private donations. It is only through the generous support of donors that we are able to continue our important elephant conservation work. We rely entirely on funds, grants and donations from around the world, so thank you for helping us to secure a future for these fascinating creatures.
How does the WWF help the elephant trade?
We’re working with TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, to help train law enforcement agencies and lobby governments to improve laws on wildlife crime, including the illegal elephant trade. Female elephants live in close family groups, led by the matriarch. Last minute gift? No problem!
Why are so many elephants being killed in Africa?
Elephants are Africa’s gardeners and landscape engineers, planting seeds and creating habitat wherever they roam. Without urgent action to save their species, elephants could disappear from the wild within a single generation. Approximately 100,000 elephants in Africa were killed for their ivory in just three years between the years 2010 & 2012.
How is WWF working to reduce demand for elephant ivory?
WWF has been working since to reduce consumer demand for elephant ivory and ensure the ban is effectively enforced. WWF helps establish new protected areas within elephant ranges and improve management effectiveness within existing protected areas.
How are elephants being taken out of the wild?
Elephants are fast disappearing from the wild. Without urgent, international action they could be gone within a generation. The Elephant Crisis Fund provides rapid, catalytic support for the most effective projects designed to stop the killing, thwart traffickers and end the demand for ivory.
Where are elephant collars being used in Africa?
Though primarily based in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, we have projects across Africa focussing on radio-tracking elephants and community conservation carrying out rigorous studies of elephants, including elephant collaring and more recently, sophisticated elephant tracking techniques.