China Suspends Ivory Imports for One Year
...trade. 100,000 elephants were killed for their tusks over just three years between 2010 and 2012, and at least 33,000 elephants are poached each year. Demand for ivory is the...
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Painted Dog Conservation and Future Generations
...cameras and photography training and then asked to take pictures of the wildlife they see. Their shots from the most recent Special Camp included everything from beetles, birds, and elephants...
China’s Illegal Ivory Trade Escalating Out of Control
...The system is presently out of control,” say the authors of the report. Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save the Elephants, said, “One hundred thousand elephants were killed for their...
From Goat Herding to Lion Conservation: The Story of a Samburu Warrior
...problems, killing livestock. Elephants would kill goats and humans if they came across them. I hated lions so much before. They were not meaningful in my area and only caused...
Saving the Elephants of Babile
...enact longer-term measures. The initial successes were made possible by Save the Elephants’ interest and support. For that, we are all very grateful. This article was first posted at www.savetheelephants.org...
Poachers Were Responsible for the Deaths of 100,000 African Elephants in Only Three Years
...than 100,000 African elephants between 2010 and 2012. Preliminary data from following years shows that the slaughter is ongoing. A new study led by Save the Elephants Scientific Board Chairman...
Wildlife Artwork Proceeds to Benefit WCN
...we identify with the intelligence and complex social relationships of animals like chimps and elephants. We find babies of just about every species adorable, and we’re both enthralled and repelled...
A Year of Progress for the Elephant Crisis Fund
...life in May 2013 as a joint initiative between Save the Elephants and the Wildlife Conservation Network. What follows is a brief summary of projects that received funding up to...
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Donates $1 Million to Elephant Crisis Fund
...protecting elephants in Africa. “Elephant poaching is a brutal crisis, with more than 30,000 elephants killed last year alone,” said Leonardo DiCaprio. “The decimation of these animals is something we...