But with your help, we are urgently launching a project to pay local people to replant and protect the rainforest.
Poaching is on the rise, deforestation is rampant, and illegal networks are thriving on profits they could only dream about previously, it's been a disaster for Critically Endangered species.
Nam Pouy National Protected Area is home to one of Laos's largest wild elephant populations. But these elephants are fighting the daily battle of habitat loss, poaching, and human-elephant conflict. Their population is declining. And little is being done to protect them.
In the jungles of Sumatra, a young elephant calf was found abandoned, weak, and terrified. Separated from his herd, he faced dehydration, hunger, and the danger of being alone. Without urgent, life-saving care, he would not be here today. This little calf's story is a heartbreaking reminder of the precious ...
Poaching and snares are leaving Sumatran elephants with horrific injuries. Left untreated, these wounded elephants face infection, pain, starvation, and death. Every life lost pushes these gentle giants ever closer to Extinction.
COVID-19 has been a disaster for Critically Endangered species. Poaching is on the rise, deforestation is rampant, and illegal networks are thriving on profits they could only dream about a year ago.
Elephants are highly intelligent and self-aware beings, therefore their needs can only be met when living in the wild in their natural family groups. This is the goal of the International Elephant Project.
The Critically Endangered Sumatran elephant is running out of time. Loss of habitat is forcing them into farmland, leading to deadly conflict with humans.
Sumatra's rainforests are under threat from illegal activities like oil palm and rubber plantations. Vital habitat is being damaged and destroyed at an alarming rate. And it's pushing Critically Endangered wildlife like Sumatran elephants ever closer to Extinction.
Our partner is striving to give every captive elephant in Laos the chance to live wild and free, and to populate their species, but they urgently need your help!
The Leuser Ecosystem, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, is a wildlife wonderland. It’s the only place on earth where Critically Endangered Sumatran elephants, tigers, orangutans, and rhinos live together.
The Wildlife Ambulance is one of the few teams providing urgent medical assistance to injured and displaced elephants in Sumatra. With fundraising down this year, they’re facing a shortfall - and we urgently need to raise $50,000 by the end of the year to keep this team on the ground
With ivory poachers never far away and just one breeding age bull remaining, the herds of Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra are in big trouble.
Many years ago, Laos used to be known as the ‘Land of a Million Elephants’. This highly intelligent species was abundant and roamed the vast forests. But in the last hundred years, their numbers have plummeted to less than 800. If we don’t change the game for Laos’ elephants, they’ll ...
Poaching and snares are leaving Sumatran elephants with horrific injuries. Left untreated, these wounded elephants face infection, pain, starvation, and death. And each life lost pushes these gentle giants ever closer to Extinction.