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THE JAKARTA DECLARATION FOR ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION JAKARTA, INDONESIA April 20, 2017 We, the representatives of the relevant agencies from Asian Elephant Ranges States including the [...]

Liquid Semen Storage in Elephants (Elephas maximus and Loxodonta Africana): Species Differences and Storage Optimization Artificial insemination (AI) plays a key role in genetic management of elephants in captivity. Currently, [...]

The goal of the Task Force is to share current scientific research and information about tuberculosis in elephants. This is accomplished through workshops that through facilitated and breakout sessions identify [...]

Drugs that inhibit fibrinolysis, such as epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA), are of increasing interest in human and companion animal medicine to prevent bleeding due to surgery, trauma, and other causes. [...]

Publications, Reports and Projects Select publication title to download document EEHV Interim Report--EEHV Prevalence in Semen Samples of Asian and African Elephants Fatal Herpesvirus Hemorrhagic Disease in Wild and Orphan [...]

Nsumbu National Park in Northern Zambia contains the last viable population of African elephants in northern Zambia and the only population along the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Reduced logistical capabilities [...]

Mounted Horse Patrol Anti-poaching Unit for Mount Kenya The horses and their riders of Mount Kenya Trust will be working with the Kenya Wildlife Service to secure the areas of [...]

Support to Joint Conservancy Anti-poaching Team of Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) to Protect African Elephants in Northern Kenya NRT develops the capacity and self-sufficiency of its constituent community conservancies in [...]

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Select publication title to download document. EEHV Interim Report--EEHV Prevalence in Semen Samples of Asian and African Elephants Fatal Herpesvirus Hemorrhagic Disease in Wild and Orphan Asian Elephants in Southern [...]

Therapeutic levels of aminocaproic acid in asian elephants (Elephas maximus) Drugs that inhibit fibrinolysis, such as epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA), are of increasing interest in human and companion animal medicine [...]

Mounted Horse Patrol Anti-Poaching Unit for Mount Kenya, Mount Kenya Trust 100% of your donation applied toward the project Many areas of Africa have not only experienced an increase in [...]

Supporting community-based conservation of Asian elephants in Rakhine Yoma, Myanmar This project recognizes that conservation often imposes a significant opportunity cost on local communities, and that these same communities often [...]

Sumatra Elephant Conservation Response Units, Indonesia The Sumatran elephant is found only on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The population is decreasing with approximately 2000 elephants left in the [...]

Schools Awareness Program, Sri Lanka Human- elephant conflict is a growing problem in Sri Lanka as elephants are forced to leave the forest looking for food and water. These conflicts [...]

Publication of the Gajah, the Journal of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group Gajah is the Journal of the IUCN/Asian Elephant Specialist Group. Gajah shares best practices and builds capacity amongst [...]

Finding Possibilities of Re-opening Elephant Corridors in Northwestern Wildlife Region, Sri Lanka The North Western Province supports nearly 20% of the estimated elephant population of Sri Lanka. This elephant population [...]

Establishment of Co-existence with Re-colonized Population of Asian Elephant, Nepal During the 1990s, only 2 elephants were recorded in Bardia National Park, but now 60-80 elephants utilize the region. The [...]

Development of Elephant Conservation Response Units, Myanmar Based on IEF’s successful Sumatran Elephant Conservation Response Unit project, IEF is developing a long-term relationship with Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE) to assist [...]

Comparative Study of Wild Elephant Social Behavior in Sri Lanka This project will study the social behavior of elephants at Uda Walawe and Minneriya National Parks (MNP) to create photographic [...]

Building National Consensus for Asian Elephant Conservation in Cambodia Habitat loss and degradation is a significant issue for Asian elephant in Cambodia as increasing amounts of natural habitat is being [...]

Village Scout support for local communities suffering from human/elephant conflict, Lower Zambezi, Zambia Human-elephant conflict (HEC) is threatening both economic development and environmental sustainability in the Lower Zambezi region. In [...]

Large Elephant Monitoring Project, Kenya Tsavo’s last surviving “hundred pounder” tuskers (elephant bulls bearing ivory weighing over 100 lbs. per side) are in peril. Due to the recent surge in [...]

Development of Orma Community Wildlife Conservancy (Satellite communications & Tracking System), Kenya The Orma Conservancy is in the early stages of development which will result in increased security, better economic [...]

Disseminating Lessons Learned and Building Capacity through Pachyderm Pachyderm is the Journal of the IUCN/African Elephant Specialist Group. Pachyderm shares best practices amongst conservationists and researchers and is an essential [...]

The Role of Conservation Response Unit (CRU) in Human Elephant Conflict Mitigation and Strengthening the Forest Status of Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) Seblat – Bengkulu Habitat fragmentation is one of [...]

Kouprey Express Program: Assam Elephant Education and Public Outreach, Cambodia With the assistance of the International Elephant Foundation, Wildlife Alliance’s Kouprey Express mobile environmental education project has built on its [...]

Assessing Elephant Population Viability and Mitigating HEC in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains The Cardamom Mountains of Southwest Cambodia contain nearly five million acres (two million hectares) of forest, and are thus [...]

Domesticated Elephant Advanced Registration (DEAR) The Lao PDR is one of the Asian elephant’s range countries afforded the least amount of conservation management, population assessment, veterinary care or governance. An [...]

Changing Local Attitudes and Behavior Towards Elephants in Kerala, India The workshop was held at the Centre for Wildlife Studies of Kerala Veterinary and animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad. About [...]

Field Report to the International Elephant Foundation – May 28 2013 Satellite Tracking of Bornean ‘Pygmy’ Elephants Dr. Shermin de Silva, Director of the Uda Walawe Elephant Research Project (UWERP) [...]

Kibale Corridor: The Dura Recovery Programme The focus of the Waterways project in QEPA has been on building and making operational four marine ranger stations, at: Mweya, Rwenshama, Kashaka –and [...]

Development of a Joint Conservancy Anti-Poaching Team to Protect African Elephants in Northern Kenya The majority of Kenya’s wildlife exists outside of the network of government-protected parks and reserves. Community [...]

Supporting Village Scout Anti-poaching Work in South Luangwa, Zambia In addition to the anti-snaring teams, SLCS scouts are also being trained by one of our partners, the Zambian Carnivore Program [...]

Improving Protection for Nigeria’s Largest Elephant Population in Yankari Game Reserve Yankari Game Reserve contains the largest surviving elephant population in Nigeria, and one of the largest remaining in West [...]

My Elephant Neighbor Children of today will be the conservationists of tomorrow. Without their awareness and involvement, elephant conservation will be a difficult challenge in many parts of its range. [...]

PNI - Omo-Oluwa-Shasha Forest Elephant Initiative Project Progress Report January 2010 – May 2011 This document represents important markers towards the establishment and subsequent effective management of the Forest Elephant [...]

Park Protection and Training Program in Kafue National Park, Zambia In early 2011, IEF support assisted Game Rangers International (GRI) to procure a custom built Patrol Boat in order to [...]

Mounted Horse Patrol Anti-poaching Unit for Mount Kenya The Mounted Horse Patrol team has undertaken daily patrols within the Forest Reserve and adjoining areas. In addition to the destruction and [...]

IEF-supported projects protect elephants from poaching, seek solutions for human-elephant conflict, equip and train community conservationists, increase our knowledge of the treatment and prevention of disease and educate people. In [...]

The pressures on wild populations of elephants and rhinos are increasing at an alarming rate. We invite elephant and rhino conservationists and researchers from around the world to present conservation [...]

Three days ago we received a message from two compassionate local fishermen who reported that they had seen an elephant stuck in a gulley the day before whilst on their [...]

Progress Report from the South Luangwa Conservation Society To The International Elephant Foundation (IEF) TITLE OF PROJECT: Supporting village scout anti-poaching work in South Luangwa, Zambia. Reporting Period: January – [...]

Click to Download Application Form International Elephant Foundation AZA Principles of Elephant Management Scholarship In an effort to promote the professional career of elephant handlers, the International Elephant Foundation (IEF) [...]

How WATER for ELEPHANTS and it´s fans are helping elephants.   The Kinkers at www.WaterForElephantsFilm.com have raised $3,151.00 with their charity auction to benefit the International Elephant Foundation´s mission to [...]

Assessing elephant population viability and mitigating HEC in Cambodia´s Cardamom Mountains Interim Report to the International Elephant Foundation Prepared by Fauna & Flora International, in collaboration with Ministry of Environment [...]

THE INTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT FOUNDATION (IEF) IS NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR 2012 ASIAN AND AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH FUNDING SUPPORT. During the 2012 grant cycle, the Foundation will specifically target [...]

Elephants use 'hot spots' to stay cool Richard Gray, London Telegraph 02 May 2010 Elephants can fine tune their body temperature using "hot spots" scattered around their bodies, according to [...]

Report to donors March 2011 Kibale Corridor *The Dura Recovery Programme A Partnership between the Uganda Conservation Foundation and Uganda Wildlife Authority *The Kibale Corridor connects Queen Elizabeth and Kibale [...]

Development of a Joint Conservancy Anti-Poaching Team to Protect African Elephants in Northern Kenya Report to the International Elephant Foundation 2010 ANNUAL REPORT March 2011 Dr Juliet King Research & [...]

2010 The Role of Conservation Response Unit (CRU) in Human Elephant Conflict Mitigation and Strengthening the Forest Status of Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) Seblat-Bengkulu Introduction Habitat fragmentation is one of [...]

Interim Report to the International Elephant Foundation: Kouprey Express: Asian Elephant Education and Public Outreach February 2010-December 2010 Children from the Kaoh Kapi Primary School participating in our educational curriculum. [...]

Wildlife conservation programs are a modest but essential piece of the United States’ engagement with the developing world.  Through the Multinational Species Conservation Fund (MSCF) programs, the United States supplements [...]

  2011 INTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT AND RHINO CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM The Rotterdam Zoo in association with the International Elephant Foundation (IEF) would like to invite you to participate in the [...]

Information For Elephant Holding Facilities Extensive viral DNA sequencing analysis carried out over many years primarily at the National Elephant Herpesvirus Laboratory and Johns Hopkins Laboratory Group has revealed a [...]

Report to International Elephant Foundation November 2009 Waterways and Dura recovery A Partnership between the: Uganda Wildlife Authority and Uganda Conservation Foundation   Report overview    Summary of project Project [...]

Sumatran Elephant Conservation Response Units in Bengkulu Province Final Report Deborah Olson Executive Director International Elephant Foundation The Sumatran elephant Conservation Response Units (CRU) Teams are composed of captive elephants [...]

Please support our documentary about Asian Elephant Conservation! Common Ground is an independent documentary collaboration with the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society. The film portrays the daily struggle for survival [...]

2010 International Elephant Conservation and Research Symposium Hosted by the International Elephant Foundation and the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa 25 - 29 January 2010, Kwalata Game Ranch, South [...]

FINAL REPORT TITLE OF THE PROJECT: LAO CAPTIVE ELEPHANT CARE & MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Principle Investigator Name & Title:           Sébastien DUFFILLOT, Program manager (Conservation) Institution:                ElefantAsia non profit organization Institution Address:  [...]

Report to the International Elephant Foundation Kouprey Express Mobile Environmental Education Project Report on 2008 Activities Executive Summary With the assistance of the International Elephant Foundation and in partnership with Mlup Baitong, Wildlife Alliance’s Kouprey Express mobile [...]

The relationship between social behaviour and habitat familiarity in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) Noa Pinter-Wollman1,*, Lynne A. Isbell1,2 and Lynette A. Hart1,3 1Animal Behavior Graduate Group, 2Department of Anthropology, and [...]

Noa Pinter-Wollman 1) (Animal Behaviour Graduate Group, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA) (Accepted: 15 January 2009) Summary When animals encounter a novel environment they can [...]

SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION OF ELEPHANTS IN THE NDOTO RANGES, NORTHERN KENYA Final Report to International Elephant Foundation May 2008 BACKGROUND In January 2007, the Northern Rangelands Trust received a [...]

Community-based monitoring & surveillance of elephants in Northern Kenya Interim Progress Report to the International Elephant Foundation – August 2009 Dr. Juliet King – Research & Monitoring Coordinator, Northern Rangelands [...]

Annual Report 2008 For the International Elephant Foundation (January 2008 – December 2008) January 2009 1.0 SUMMARY Between 23 -28 October 2007, eight elephants were collared in the western Hoanib [...]

Fauna & Flora International Final Report Prepared for the International Elephant Foundation January - December 2008 Authors Tuy Sereivathana – CECG Project Manager Matthew Maltby – CECG Project [...]

My phone was ringing second times. I was busy with my office work when I picked up the phone. It was my friend Rajeev Kumar erma's call on 20 September [...]

“People are living better. They are very grateful for the trench. They are living in their houses and getting more food.” Kikarara Community Conservation Programme On the face of it, [...]

KALAMA COMMUNITY WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY IEF JUNE 2009 REPORT REPORT BY:  JOHN LEPARPORIT INTRODUCTION This report covers January 2009 to June 2009.  We wish to sincerely thank IEF and [...]

KALAMA COMMUNITY WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY FINAL REPORT 2008 By JOHN LEPARPORIT PROJECT MANAGER. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kalama community wildlife conservancies wish to sincerely acknowledge the support that the conservancy has received [...]

Elizabeth W. Freeman,1,2* Greg Guanano,2 Deborah Olson,3 Mike Keele,4 and Janine L. Brown1 1. Department of Reproductive Sciences, Conservation & Research Center, National 1 Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, [...]

IEF funded the production of the written materials of the Zoo Outreach Organization/Captive Breeding Specialists Group’s “Zoo Education Course for South Asia,” with a focus on the welfare [...]

IEF supported the training of veterinarians at zoos and national parks, as well as students at veterinarian colleges, regarding the medical care of elephants.

The Sri Lankan people have had a long association with elephants. Elephants were used by the ancient kings for war, ceremonial purposes, and as gifts to kings and [...]

The Handapanagala area has been a highly publicized human-elephant conflict area in Sri Lanka. Elephants frequent this area causing depredation and hardship to the local people prompting the [...]

The care and welfare of Sumatra’s captive elephants residing in Elephant Conservation Centers (ECC) is a high priority and the need for improved veterinary care has been consistently [...]

Due to their great size, strength and intelligence, elephants are challenging animals to care for in zoos and wildlife preserves. In fact, medical diagnostic methods utilized by veterinarians [...]

Findings of the research on human-elephant relationships and conflicts must reach the community level. The Bundala Biodiversity Conservation Group will design and produce a human-elephant co-existence awareness poster [...]

Effective monitoring programs, which involve systematic collection data on elephant population dynamics, poaching, and the trade in elephant products, are needed to provide a rational basis for the [...]

Parts of Sumatra and Sri Lanka were devastated by the 2004 Tsunami and many of the project partners and friends of IEF were impacted by this disaster. IEF [...]

The herds of Southwest Cambodia offer one of the few realistic opportunities for conserving the Asian elephant in Indochina. Southwest Cambodia, specifically the 1.4 million hectares of the [...]

Pilot project to provide expertise in immuno-contraceptive vaccines to camp elephants, as well as continuing ultrasound training to wildlife scientists in India. (initiated 2006) Social organization and behaviors [...]

A proposal to increase human-elephant co-existance through a community-based elephant monitoring & awareness program at selected sites, Sri Lanka. (initiated 2006) Increase Human Elephant Co-existence through community base [...]

Sumatran Elephant Conservation Centers (initiated 2000) In Sumatra, the northern-most island of Indonesia, the significant reduction of forests and a threefold increase in the human population over the [...]

Employing a night-time Video Recording System during assessment and continued development of Olfactory/Mechanical Devices to reduce negative elephant-human interactions. (initiated 2006) Social organization and behaviors of Asian elephants [...]

Capacity Building in the CITES MIKE Programme in Myanmar (initiated 2006) Myanmar is a member state of the CITES MIKE programme. This project aims to build institutional capacity [...]

Establishment of a Human-Elephant Conflict Response Network in Cambodia (initiated 2004) This project has been launched in response to increasing human-elephant conflict in Cambodia. Human communities unused to [...]

Creating Ways for People and Elephants to Co-Exist in Sri Lanka (initiated 2002) On average, 100-150 elephants die every year in Sri Lanka due to intense human-elephant conflict. [...]

The lack of technical guidance in translocation and re-introduction of African elephants has resulted in a number of movements of elephants which have had unforeseen or unintended consequences. [...]

The Monitoring for Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) Program was established under CITES to monitor poaching of elephants in Africa and Asia. In Africa, MIKE currently operates at [...]

The IEF is providing support to the North Carolina Zoo in their five-year study, which is now in its fourth year, following elephant land use and migration patterns [...]

IEF supported Henrik Rasmussen, a researcher with Save the Elephants in Samburu, Northern Kenya, Africa, investigating aspects of male mating strategies in wild African elephants. The social structure [...]

The Campo Ma’an forests of Cameroon belong to the Atlantic forest eco-region, a wilderness area of outstanding natural beauty and biodiversity shared with Equatorial Guinea. Increasing demand for [...]

The CITES MIKE program found itself with a six month gap in funding because anticipated European funds were not available until early 2006. The Programme Manager came to [...]

The objective of this research is to determine how social and environmental factors impact reproduction in both wild and captive African elephants. Efforts to increase reproduction are hindered [...]

IEF joined a partnership led by the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) to protect the many species that inhabit Garamba National Park located in the Democratic Republic of the [...]

Negotiating Partnerships and Building Capacity for Improved Anti-poaching and Control of Illegal Bushmeat Trade Around the Campo-Maían National Park and its Environs, Cameroon. (initiated 2006) This project proposal [...]

Monitoring Movement Patterns of Bull Elephants in the Tarangire Ecosystem (initiated 2006) The CITES treaty established a program for monitoring the illegal killing and hunting of elephants (MIKE) [...]

Monitoring movement pattersn of Bull Elephants (initiated 2006) Tarangire Elephang Project Interim Report - 2006 Download HERE Tarangire National Park is rapidly becoming isolated from other national parks [...]

Elephant Outreach Program (initiated 2006) In Botswana, elephant and humans are in conflict, especially in the rural areas where villagers try to grow crops close to elephant habitat. [...]

Elephants, Crops and People (initiated 2006) Ishasha is based in Southern Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP), Uganda. This sector of QENP forms the largest and most significant connection [...]

The Effects of Translocation on the Behavior and Habitat Use of African Elephants, Kenya African elephants are situated in a paradoxical situation. On one hand they are listed as an [...]

Waterways, Uganda The Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) in Uganda is a Biosphere Reserve and is inhabitated by people and wildlife. It is bordered on its western boundary by Lake [...]

Support to the Enforcement of Poaching Control and Bushmeat Trade in and Around WAZA National Park (WNP), Cameroon Illegal wildlife hunting, poaching, bushmeat harvest and trade, and deforestation are now [...]

Project to Reduce Human/Elephant Conflicts in Benoue, Cameroon The primary benefits of this project will be to re-establish and maintain the historically benign relationship the local people around Benoue have [...]

Support for the core activities of Save The Elephants Save The Elephants (STE) was founded by Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton. During the 1970s, Dr. Douglas-Hamilton investigated the status of elephants throughout [...]

Support for Community-based Conservation of Elephants in the Ndoto Ranges, Northern Kenya During the last decade there has been a decline in elephant numbers in the Milgis Lugga and Ndoto [...]

Support for GAJAH the publication of the IUCN/SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG) GAJAH, which means elephant, is a journal dedicated to Asian elephant conservation. Gajah is a part of [...]

Conserving Asian Elephants and Human-elephant Conflict Mitigation in Kaeng Krachen National Park, Thailand Kaeng Krachan National Park (KKNP) is Thailand’s largest national park, covering 2,900 km_ at the southern end [...]

Sumatran elephant’s dietary ecology, movement and habitat use: Using ecological approach to save endangered Asian Elephant and their habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia. Land conversion into plantations (i.e palm oil, rubber) [...]

Mahouts and Their Elephants Working as Conservation Response Units in Sumatra. Conservation Response Units (CRU) at the Seblat ECC in Bengkulu Province, June 15 - December 31, 2006. Download report [...]

Community-based Elephant Conservation in Cambodia Cambodia has two major elephant ranges, Mondulkiri and Southwest Cambodia. Each of these forest areas total over a million hectares, and are partially protected. The [...]

Assessing translocation outcome: Comparing behavioral and physiological aspects of translocated and resident African elephants (Loxodonta africana) Noa Pinter-Wollman a,*, Lynne A. Isbell a,b, Lynette A. Hart a,c a Animal Behavior [...]

Scholarship Feedback Tina DeMedeiros, CVT, Buttonwood Park Zoo, Principal of Elephant Management scholar-2006 I am writing to express my sincerest thanks to you for providing the 2006 scholarship to the [...]

International Elephant Foundation Strategy In Support Of Asian Elephant Conservation The International Elephant Foundation (IEF) is a U.S. based non-profit corporation formed in 1998 dedicated to the conservation of African [...]

Field Report to the International Elephant Foundation – May 28 2013 Satellite Tracking of Bornean ‘Pygmy’ Elephants Dr. Shermin de Silva, Director of the Uda Walawe Elephant Research Project (UWERP) [...]

Mounted Horse Patrol Anti-poaching Unit for Mount Kenya The Mounted Horse Patrol team has undertaken daily patrols within the Forest Reserve and adjoining areas. In addition to the destruction and [...]