Elephants – trunk-loads of love
The largest land animal on earth may need no introduction but our majestic elephants need our support!
Elephants have strong family connections and depend on each other for safety and survival. Elephant families are led by a matriarch and calves are raised by all the females in the herd (all mothering). These highly intelligent animals communicate with each other in several ways including sound (for example, rumbles and trumpet calls), body language, touch and scent. They can also detect seismic vibrations through their bones.
Around 20 000 African elephants are poached every year with the illegal trade in ivory surging in the last ten years. Elephant habitats are under threat too, as human populations and agricultural development increases.
Show your love for our Elephants by making a donation to support their conservation. As a thank you for your generosity, you'll receive a beautiful Mulberry Mongoose Elephant charm and necklace.
WWF’s Focus
We believe that communities have a critical role to play in addressing the illegal wildlife trade. Thus, we are building relationships between protected areas and communities by supporting partnerships between communities, NGOs and government institutions. These partnerships focus on improving the collective management of protected areas and equitable access to natural resources, and developing communities that are safe, healthy and have socio-economic opportunities.
We also recognise that a holistic approach to addressing wildlife trafficking is required. Thus, we are also supporting law enforcement authorities in South Africa and Mozambique to improve their wildlife trafficking prevention, detection and apprehension, and prosecution capabilities. We work with the countries’ law enforcement agencies and judiciary to ensure they have the needed tools, equipment, information, and training to implement government wildlife trafficking-related policies.
A digital symbolic adoption certificate. A beautiful digital photograph.What you get
Certificate
Photograph
Necklace and charm