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Our Work
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Understanding Elephants
Save the Elephants specialises in elephant research, providing scientific insight into elephant behaviour, intelligence, and long-distance movements. Decades of fieldwork have revealed just how socially complex, emotionally intelligent, and deeply connected these animals are — knowledge that comes not from assumption, but from sustained, rigorous study across some of Africa’s wildest landscapes. This understanding forms the foundation for everything that follows: it’s what allows us to translate scientific insight into real solutions for elephant survival and harmonious coexistence with humanity.
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Elephant Pathways & Protection
Elephants move across vast distances, and protecting them means protecting the routes they depend on. High-tech tracking — GPS collars and long-term movement data — helps Save the Elephants understand how elephants use the landscape, informing the planning decisions that keep migration corridors open and habitats connected. This work sits alongside the Elephant Crisis Fund, run in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Network, which provides flexible, responsive support to NGOs across Africa combatting the ivory trade and protecting elephant landscapes. Together, science and funding form a coordinated front line against the pressures fragmenting elephant country.
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Human-Elephant Coexistence
As elephants and people increasingly share the same land, Save the Elephants works to turn potential conflict into coexistence. Low-tech tools like beehive fences give communities living alongside elephants practical protection for their crops and homes — while also providing a source of income through honey. Education and outreach programmes go a step further, sharing research insights directly with local communities, who are recognised as the true custodians of this rich heritage. It’s an approach built on the idea that lasting coexistence depends as much on people as it does on elephants.
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