With only 10% of the population of their African cousins the Asian elephant is in trouble.
Poaching for ivory and conversion of critical forest habitat to agriculture is threatening the survival of the Asian elephant in the wild. Elephants need large forest landscapes in which to live and conduct their normal migratory and social behaviour. Fragmentation of these landscapes through roads and development is reducing the elephant’s chances of seeing out the 21st century.
We're conserving endangered sub-species in Sumatra (Indonesia) and Cambodia. Our efforts have mobilized field teams into the heart of the elephant ranges, capturing poachers, working with local communities and disseminating important messages on how to live side by side with the magnificent, yet troublesome elephant.
We conduct land use planning using the latest satellite technology, as well as tried and tested local land planning tools. We assist local people to use their land more productively, reducing encroachment into the forest estate whilst reducing poverty.
Our role in throughout the region is to bring together partners to be proactive and strategic in achieving conservation. Our critical role is to guide communities, government agencies, technical specialists and the corporate sector to be sensitive to elephant conservation issues and make decisions with their welfare in mind.
Only through this approach can we save the elephants in an era when land and forest are such valuable commodities. At Fauna & Flora International, we are working to ensure that the elephant’s stake is properly represented as part of the bigger environmental picture.
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