Our Plan
New ideas and new solutions to end this epic struggle — for elephants in the wild, and those still in captivity.
The Elephant Project has developed new ideas and new solutions to address the threats to elephant survival — providing them a new future free of cruelty and death at the hands of humans.
Our four-pronged strategy pairs immediate, on-the-ground protection with long-term, sustainable solutions — including educating the next generation to choose coexistence over conflict.
End the market for ivory and other elephant parts, and the inhumane treatment of elephants
We will aggressively challenge any government anywhere in the world whose policies and actions contribute to the senseless slaughter and inhumane treatment of elephants.
End human-elephant conflict
We will help end the exponential growth in human-elephant conflict through the construction of fencing separating humans and elephants; helping to restore elephants' natural habitats, reducing their need to search out new areas to live; and relocating elephants from areas where they are in danger due to human-elephant conflict, environmental challenges, inhumane treatment, or poachers. We're also launching the Elephant Coexistence Fund to provide direct, rapid funding for coexistence projects led by the communities who live this every day.
Develop humane economies that provide perpetual funding for the care and protection of wild and captive elephants
We will create a safe, secure place where elephants live in peace through innovative corporate, government, and non-profit partnerships. Through these sanctuaries, we will protect elephants and ensure their safety while also producing prosperity for the people — a free and fair market solution that proves a live elephant is more valuable than a dead one.
Educate the next generation to choose coexistence over conflict
We're building a global education arm to carry this story forward — starting with Belle of Bagan, our children's book about an elephant who loses her home to deforestation (now becoming a TV series), and The Linesman, our documentary on human-elephant conflict in Myanmar, soon joined by a new film, Both Sides of the Line. All of it feeds into The Global Elephant Classroom, a free digital platform of films, lesson plans and firsthand stories from the people living this reality — currently in development.
Help us build it →New Ideas. New Solutions. A New Future.
Our innovative solutions will help stop the senseless killing of elephants and the cruelty they face around the world. With your help, we can make them a reality and bring an end to this epic struggle.
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