Elephants are one of the most vulnerable mammals on the planet. DSWF is committed to addressing the threats faced by this iconic species by fighting, protecting, and engaging on behalf of elephants.
DSWF fights to protect elephant populations by funding law enforcement programmes across Africa and Asia.
By funding park protection and anti-poaching efforts, our ground-based conservation partners provide protection to both elephants and their prime habitats.
Our wildlife policy team also engages in international policy forums, including the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to lobby for a universal and permanent ban on the trade in ivory.
On the ground emergency response and rescue and rehabilitation of orphaned elephants.
Wildlife Ranger training and welfare programmes supporting the brave men and women on the frontline across Africa and Asia
Supporting alternative livelihood schemes, funding anti-poaching and anti-trafficking ranger patrols.
DSWF strives to protect elephant populations by identifying sustainable solutions to human-wildlife conflict, funding research, and monitoring initiatives alongside the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of orphaned elephants who are the victims of wildlife crime.
In Zambia, DSWF has funded the Game Rangers International (GRI) Wildlife Rescue Programme since it was established in 2008. The project rescues elephants orphaned by human-wildlife conflict and poaching and rehabilitates them with the ultimate aim of releasing them back into the wild.
DSWF is also committed to protecting strategic elephant populations by supporting the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to protect these iconic species, as seen over the decades of support in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park as just one example.
DSWF believes that education, community engagement, and stakeholder participation are fundamental in ensuring a sustainable future for both people and wildlife.
Across Africa and Asia, DSWF funds education programmes and sustainable livelihood programmes for those living near or next to national parks and protected areas. For example, in Zambia, we support communities living on the borders of Kafue National Park through the delivery of the Conservation Club Education Programme and the provision of educational materials, and via workshops and training for local women’s groups which significantly boosts their income.
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£40 could help fund an investigation connecting the legal trade in ivory and the illegal poaching of elephants.
