EPI Foundation

April 2019

The EPI Secretariat is delighted that Mrs Margaret Kenyatta, First Lady of Kenya, has agreed to serve on the Board of the new EPI Foundation, which will be led by the former President of Botswana, Ian Khama. Mrs Kenyatta (pictured centre) and Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala met the EPI’s John Stephenson, Keith Roberts and Dr Winnie Kiiru in Nairobi, and discussed how the Foundation can help EPI Member States secure the finance to implement National Elephant Action Plans (NEAPs). The First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio, will also serve on the Board

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Photography by Karel Prinsloo copyright ©

Photography by Karel Prinsloo copyright ©

The elephant Crisis

Africa’s elephants are disappearing. Some 20,000 are killed each year- that’s 55 every single day- mostly for the illegal ivory trade. The overall number has declined by about one third over the last decade. Many elephants now live in small and isolated populations; if current trends continue, they will be wiped out in the next decade.

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Africa's Solution

 We, the EPI, comprise 19 African countries determined to end the killing of our elephants. The majority of surviving elephants live in our countries. We span the continent, from east to west, from savannah to dense forests. We are Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone. We have a plan to protect our elephants. We can do most of the work ourselves, but we also welcome your support.  

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Keep updated...

All at @elephantprotectioninitiative are delighted that our board member Lee White has been named Minister of Forests, Environment and the Sea for Gabon. Good news for nature conservation in ‘Africa’s Costa Rica’! 👏👏 . Photo credit: Richard Pohle/THE TIMES . #gabon #elephants #goodnews #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #africa
All at @elephantprotectioninitiative are delighted that our board member Lee White has been named Minister of Forests, Environment and the Sea for Gabon. Good news for nature conservation in ‘Africa’s Costa Rica’! 👏👏 . Photo credit: Richard Pohle/THE TIMES . #gabon #elephants #goodnews #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #africa
Fascinating study building on our understanding of elephants 🐘 #repost @savetheelephants ・・・ Researchers have discovered that elephants move faster and straighter when moving through risky areas, meandering more when safer. The study, conducted by Save The Elephants and the universities of Twente and Oxford, implies that elephants search less for food when foraging in risky areas. It further builds our understanding of how elephants adapt to the threat of poaching and other hostile contact with humans. Link in bio to read more. Photo: @ninaconstablemedia #elephantmovement #elephantresearch #elephants
Fascinating study building on our understanding of elephants 🐘 #repost @savetheelephants ・・・ Researchers have discovered that elephants move faster and straighter when moving through risky areas, meandering more when safer. The study, conducted by Save The Elephants and the universities of Twente and Oxford, implies that elephants search less for food when foraging in risky areas. It further builds our understanding of how elephants adapt to the threat of poaching and other hostile contact with humans. Link in bio to read more. Photo: @ninaconstablemedia #elephantmovement #elephantresearch #elephants
To save Africa’s elephants... we must do more than stop poaching. We must ensure ivory is secure in government stockpiles and does not ‘leak’ back into the illegal market. EPI Member #gabon has strict protocols for seized ivory. Officials measure a new seizure in #tchibanga . #antipoaching #elephant #africa #banivory #conservation #endwildlifecrime
To save Africa’s elephants... we must do more than stop poaching. We must ensure ivory is secure in government stockpiles and does not ‘leak’ back into the illegal market. EPI Member #gabon has strict protocols for seized ivory. Officials measure a new seizure in #tchibanga . #antipoaching #elephant #africa #banivory #conservation #endwildlifecrime