At Elephant Family, we believe our world is worth sharing. And in Asia, that means protecting endangered elephants and preserving their natural habitat.
Since our launch in 2002, we’ve been busy. We’ve invested £4 million in securing and restoring vital corridors of land. We’ve supported local communities to reduce incidents of human-elephant conflict and improve the welfare of captive elephants. And we’ve worked hard to highlight the plight of the Asian elephant back home too, with UK-wide education programmes and publicity.
Asian elephants are amongst the world’s most magnificent and threatened species. But sadly the future for this iconic animal is under threat. 
This year the human population has reached seven billion. Accompanying this growth is the spread of human settlements, farming, mining and railways, all of which are carving up the forest homes of the Asian elephant, marooning wildlife in pockets of forest too small to support them. Deprived of their habitat, starving and stressed herds raid crops and trample villages – causing deaths on both sides.
The long-term survival of the Asian elephant depends on diffusing such conflict and securing their corridors; ancient migratory routes that link one forest fragment to another. It’s an almighty challenge – but one we’re determined to meet.
