When poachers kill female elephants, defenseless young calves can be left behind. The odds are against survival. But with the right care and a good home, they can thrive. That’s where we come in.
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In Africa, poaching kills 100 elephants every day. Many of these victims are mothers with young calves. Left to fend for themselves, their orphans struggle to survive without the milk or the protection that their mother would have provided.
Solution
Working with the GRI-Elephant Orphanage Project (EOP), a non-governmental organization based in Zambia, we helped develop and operate the IFAW-EOP. Young elephants are cared for at the Lusaka Elephant Nursery and, when they are old enough, transferred to a special release facility in Kafue National Park.
Take action
Two elephants have been released in Kafue National Park. That’s just a start. Dozens are at our release facility and nursery. And countless more orphaned elephants still need your help.
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