Combat Elephant Poaching in Africa
Supporting female rangers stop poaching of elephants in Africa
How Many Elephants is an anti-poaching conservation charity that creates design-awareness led campaigns showcasing the annual poaching rate of 35,000 elephants in Africa, by using design as a powerful visualisation tool to bridge the gap between scientific data and human connection. Moreover, beyond education and awareness they collate grants that are channelled to supporting and partnering with female led rangers that tirelessly patrol vast wilderness areas to stop poachers.
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Beyond reducing crop losses, the beehive fence is opening new income opportunities through honey and wax production for local farmers and women's groups. It's a model already proven in neighbouring villages like Kibaoni, Mirumba, and Situbwike, now extended to protect Kabunde. Photo credit: How Many Elephants
Local farmers have been trained in fence management, hive maintenance, and beekeeping, giving them the skills to run and benefit from the project long-term. This hands-on approach builds real community ownership of the coexistence solution. Photo credit: How Many Elephants
A meeting with Kabunde farmers during a survey visit to evaluate the human-elephant conflict situation. Photo credit: How Many Elephants
NARI Women's Beekeeping Team. Photo credit: Wild Survivors
New Beehives awaiting installation. A single hive houses 40,000 bees. Photo credit: How Many Elephants
NARI women's beekeeping processing facility. Photo credits: How Many Elephants
Since the introduction of beehive fences, crop raids have already dropped by 91%.
Elephants are scared of bees! When elephants disturb the fence, the bees deter them without any harm. This protects farmland and reduces elephant-human conflict.
The Beehive Project is a nature based solution that reduces human-elephant conflict, empowers women, and protects biodiversity.
Organic Vegetable Garden flourishing without (Photo Credit: Holly Budge)
Elephants in the Upper Kitete Corridor, Karatu District. (Photo Credit: Fran Mahoney)
Women harvesting honey. (Photo Credit: Wild Survivors)
This is what one day of poaching in Africa looks like. There are 96 elephants featured here, we also have an award winning striking necklace which displays 96 elephants to show the daily poaching rate in Africa. All proceeds go to rangers on the front line.
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