Elephants and Threats

About Elephants

Elephants are intelligent, social and iconic. They are our planet’s largest land mammal and key to healthy ecosystems in Africa.

Distribution & Status

Understanding African elephant populations.

The Ivory Trade

A continuing greed for ivory fuels ongoing poaching in Africa.

Human-Elephant Coexistence

Human-elephant conflict in Africa is on the rise as people and elephants compete for space and resources.

Protecting Elephant Landscapes

Giving elephant populations the space and time to recover.

Ending the Crisis

The ECF is tackling the crisis through three pillars - ending the ivory crisis, ensuring human-elephant coexistence and protecting elephant landscapes.