Tales from the Field
I recently had an unfortunate ordeal while traveling, one that many of us have experienced. After landing in Washington, DC, I wearily made my way to the baggage carousel, […]
Tales from the Field
My ranger companion and I were coming back from visiting the mitigation experiments we had in a farming community in the Tsavo ecosystem of Kenya. As we often do, we encountered […]
Tales from the Field
With only a few days’ notice I found myself in Sumatra for a meeting with conservation partners. A three-day trip into the hutan (the Indonesian word for forest) meant I could travel light with only a small […]
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Did you know that being a wildlife ranger is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet? Over 100 rangers died in the line of duty in 2018 alone.
The International Elephant Foundation is pleased to announce that we have received applications for Asian and African elephant conservation initiatives for funding in 2021. The deadline to submit was September 7, 2020.
The International Elephant Foundation is pleased to […]
The dense lowland forests in the north of the island of Sumatra hold some of the world’s most magnificent, rare, and unique animals and some of the most dedicated people devoted to their preservation. Working out of 7 base camps throughout Aceh Province, the Conservation Response Unit (CRU) teams of skilled, conservation-management trained mahouts and their elephants are the frontline workers protecting wildlife and habitat. And they need our help.
One of the words we keep hearing these days is "uncertain". We live in "uncertain times", the future of businesses is "uncertain", and even the future of conservation is "uncertain". With this uncertainty comes a need for people to understand how our world is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the International Elephant Foundation, taking care of animals is what we do. Be it through anti-poaching patrols, habitat protection, or elephant research, we are committed to making the world a better place for elephants to live and thrive. And since elephants share their habitats with so many endangered species […]
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, IEF will not be soliciting proposals for our Conservation and Research grant program on our annual time frame at this time. Please follow our web site for further news and information.
