YOU are awesome! When a generous donor issued a challenge at the end of 2024 to match donations up to $50,000, you met that challenge and then some! Thanks to you, we were able to not only match the $50,000 challenge but nearly tripled it! Your support has gone twice as far to…

Snare Mountain, Uganda, Elephants, Stop the Snares!, Murchison Falls, poaching,…find, remove, and destroy twice the snares and traps that mortally wound elephants and wildlife.

…provide twice the sets of boots, uniforms, flashlights, GPS Units, and other equipment to wildlife rangers, eco-guards, response units, and patrol team members.

…plant twice the trees to help replant habitat, making sure elephants and other wildlife have safe places away from human settlements in which to live.

…build a sustainable future where elephants thrive, from the forests and jungles of Asia to the African savannah.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Accomplishing our mission to protect and preserve elephants is not possible without your support. IEF is supporting many incredible projects this year and we can’t wait to tell you all about them! Stay tuned!

Episode 6: When the Only Escape Is Backing Up

By Tricia Berry

With the afternoon unscheduled, we decided to visit the steep northern Zambezi Escarpment. This is a long cliff created ages ago along a fault line. The Zambezi River flows below it. As the dry season continues, the swampy areas and small lakes disappear as well as much of the grasses and leaves, forcing the animals to move up the escarpment for food. We planned for Sam to drive us to a lesser-used campground high on the side of the escarpment for refreshments as we took in the expansive view of the park. Debbie also had a special request. She wanted to see African wild dogs, a beautiful species that is critically endangered. She had been told a pack was active in the area so we would be on the lookout.

Getting to the escarpment camp meant using the 4-wheel drive on low going up and down a winding narrow…Continue Reading Here

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