Conservation
We safeguard Asia’s magnificent, but endangered species from extinction. Through innovative conservation projects in partnership with local communities, we protect and restore habitats and foster human-wildlife coexistence.
We tackle Asian wildlife's biggest threats: habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict
Across Asia, wildlife is running out of space. Asian elephants have lost nearly two-thirds of their habitats over the last few centuries. Forced out of their homes, animals move into human villages, increasing competition for space and natural resources, and intensifying conflicts that lead to casualties on both sides.
More than 450 elephants and 600 humans lose their lives in human-elephant conflict every year.
At the same time, the knowledge held by local and Indigenous peoples about guarding and nurturing their environment is disappearing, accelerating the pace of change.
Our pioneering conservation solutions focus on four priorities to support the long-term survival of endangered Asian wildlife.
We do this by:
Championing coexistence
We raise awareness and work alongside local and Indigenous communities to address the root causes of human-wildlife conflict to ensure communities and animals can share space safely protecting lives and livelihoods
Restoring natural habitats
To ensure wildlife can roam freely, we identify and protect vital wildlife corridors and work to expand and restore protected areas. We also work with communities to facilitate safe passage for wildlife through villages.
Community resilience
With local communities, we work to build people's resilience to increasing human-wildlife conflict and climate change. We support nature-friendly alternative livelihoods, minimising people's dependence on natural resources. This way, we ensure people and wildlife thrive together.
The future of conservation
We champion approaches that combine scientific and traditional ecological knowledge. To strengthen community leadership, we empower the next generation of conservationists from local and Indigenous communities. Through these measures, we aim to secure a lasting future for Asia’s endangered wildlife.
Species we support include:
Our approach
To protect Asia’s endangered species, Elephant Family works in partnership with local conservation organisations and alongside communities.
Together with experts on the ground, we expand and restore wildlife habitats, improving connectivity through forests and human areas so elephants, tigers, leopards, and other animals can roam freely through the last wild spaces on our planet.
We partner with local and Indigenous communities who have protected and maintained healthy natural spaces for generations so they can protect their lives and livelihoods, reduce their dependence on forest resources, and mitigate human-wildlife conflict.
Together, we’re building lasting human-wildlife coexistence.
Through our coexistence initiatives, Elephant Family is actively creating conditions where Asian wildlife populations can recover and flourish alongside human communities, while building a legacy that will inspire conservation efforts worldwide.
Measuring our impact
locations worked in across Asia
corridors protected for wildlife
people educated or trained in conservation
Conservation stories
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Help us protect Asia’s wildlife
Together, we can keep wildlife safe for generations to come.