*Warning - this email contains distressing images |
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*WARNING - this email contains distressing images*
Dear John, An elephant lies slain on the grass. Another, caught in a wire trap, is in agony from his wound - luckily, field teams are in place to provide treatment. A third poor elephant has lost part of its trunk, like a human losing a hand, to a snare. We need your urgent help to stop elephants being injured and killed, by setting up natural barriers to stop crop raiding, de-snaring elephant habitats and working with communities to prevent retaliations. |
Rangers discover a slain elephant at night |
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Sadly, ‘human-wildlife conflict’ is a growing problem and leads to tragedy. A hungry elephant can destroy an entire crop in minutes, wiping out a poor farmer’s only source of food and income for his family.
Habitat loss due to human development and climate change pushes people and animals into closer contact, and competing for space and resources can be devastating. |
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Tackling conflict on the front line |
Patrick Kanake, one of our Elephant Guardians tackling human-elephant conflict in Meru, Kenya, deals with the devastating impact of human-wildlife conflict on a daily basis.
“I took an emergency call from a panicked farmer: ‘Elephants are about to breach my farm's fence’. We were quick to respond, but it was too late. By the time we reached the farm, the elephant had ravaged the farmer’s crops, leaving them with little to show for months of hard toil. We had to work very hard with the community to reduce tensions.”
Another farmer whose crops were destroyed by elephants, told Patrick “If it were not for Born Free's conservation programme, I would retaliate, because it has pained me a lot.” |
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Elephant Guardian Patrick Kanake |
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But, there is hope.
Your gift today could help us fund humane, practical solutions that really help local people AND fly the flag for elephants. Because, like you, we believe every single elephant is precious. |
An elephant receives treatment for a snare wound |
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This elephant lost part of its trunk to a snare |
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£10 could buy a pair of strong pliers to help cut deadly,
illegal wire snares, saving elephants and other animals.. |
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£50 could buy five first aid kits to help look after our brave de-snaring teams while they are working long days in the field.. |
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£400 could help farmers plant cash crops unpalatable to elephants such as turmeric, ginger, onions, and garlic. |
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Did you know, elephants are scared of bees?
Another way you can support our appeal is by buying a virtual gift of a Beehive to Save Elephants, for yourself or for someone else.
£40 could buy one beehive to help farmers deter elephants from crops. You’ll save elephants from agonising deaths AND provide income. |
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Like you, we are devastated by the brutal reality of elephants suffering due to conflict with people. Your gift today could help save lives and help people and elephants to live together in harmony.
A mammoth thank you from us all.
The Born Free team |
Photos © georgelogan.co.uk, Amboseli Trust for Elephants, Born Free Kenya |
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