Stories
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Chengeta Wildlife's co-founder and CEO, Rory Young, tragically killed in Burkina Faso April 30, 2021We are shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Rory Young, a dedicated conservationist and head of Chengeta Wildlife (an ECF grantee), who was killed along with a Burkinabe soldier and two Spanish journalists in Burkina Faso on Monday.
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Tiffany & Co. reaches US$10 million milestone for wildlife organizations April 23, 2021Alongside other wildlife organizations, the Elephant Crisis Fund is a proud recipient of funds from the Tiffany 'Save The Wild' collection, which has now raised more than US$10 million. Congratulations to Tiffany & Co. on this amazing milestone!
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Support for a Unique Forest Elephant Population in North-West Angola April 19, 2021Progress in north-west Angola where our partner, Kissama Foundation, is establishing a conservation presence for a unique population of forest elephants. Forest elephants were recently classified as critically endangered on the IUCN’s red list and as a separate species from savanna elephants.
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Congo: Elephant poacher and wildlife trafficker sentenced to 30 years in prison August 25, 2020In an unprecedented and encouraging move, a criminal court in the Congo has sentenced an elephant poacher and wildlife trafficker to 30 years in prison. The poacher, known as Guyvanho, is believed to have killed hundreds of elephants in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. Having escaped from prison in 2018, he was re-captured after attempting to murder park rangers last year. Guyvanho is the first wildlife trafficker convicted in Congo’s Criminal Court.
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Eliminating the illegal wildlife trade March 30, 2020How do we stop the next wildlife-related pandemic? Read how grantees and partners of the Wildlife Conservation Network, including the Elephant Crisis Fund, are working hard to eliminate the illegal wildlife trade, which has been linked to emergent diseases including coronavirus.
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Rare sighting of Senegalese elephant brings fresh but cautious hope February 4, 2020A wild elephant has been sighted for the first time in many years in Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park. The lone bull was spotted by a field team including a researcher from Panthera, in Niokolo on January 19. The sighting is believed to be the first confirmed direct sighting of an elephant in the park in many years.
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