ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Contents

© George Powell ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Contents A Message From Ruth ��03 Impact In Numbers ��04 The Big Picture Solution ��06 Elephant Corridors Mapped Out ��08 A PR Job For a Forgotten Animal ��10 Lobbying Governments & Companies �12 Powering Grassroots Conservation ��16 Our Projects Across Asia ��18 We Are Family ��20 Elephant Family USA ��22 Thank You ��23 Finance Summary ��26 Patrons, Ambassadors & Trustees ��27 © Annette Bonnier 2 ANNUAL REVIEW | ELEPHANT FAMILY A MESSAGE FROM RUTH, OUR CEO If there is any lesson to be learnt from last year, it is that conservation is about people. The best scientiic minds, the best policies and the best technologies amount to magniicent results when combined with positive partnerships with a higher goal at heart. Last year science, policy and technology The efforts of just a couple of hundred people came together, underpinned by exactly the kind moved the needle for Asia’s elephants in 2015� of rocksteady partnerships that achieve big wins� The creative explosions in artists' studios and The formation of The Asian Elephant Alliance, fashion house loors saw the launch of an which saw 5 conservation NGOs unite behind intoxicating leet of elephant-infused rickshaws, the monumental ambition to secure all 100 of securing front-page coverage and a war chest of India’s elephant corridors, represented a giant funds to power the projects on the ground� And leap forward in our goal to shore up the future that positive, collaborative effort was more than for this iconic species� £20m is a big number matched by a team of 80 intrepid rickshaw and the focus now is achieving a match by racers, led by Ben Elliot and his Quintessentially Corporate India, using Modi’s 2% Corporate group, our steadfast supporters at Selfridges and Social Responsibility rule� the generosity of our new friends at Maclaren� A partnership with the global art event, Elephant Great people live on through their work� Parade, was also signed which will enable Elephant With every child that is able to play in elephant Family to roll out events in both the USA and habitats without any threat or danger, with every India and shape the messaging of parades single crop that is harvested in its entirety and planned for cities such as Jakarta, Beijing and with every magniicent elephant that is able to Chiang Mai, to best serve Asia’s elephants� walk uninterrupted without conlict, surely our late founder, Mark Shand, lives on today� We looked to our friends in Africa, most notably Space for Giants and Save the Elephants, to harvest learnings on both continents and increase impact everywhere� As I write, we are exploring how to apply Save the Elephants' innovative work with Google Maps to the Asian context – if it can be achieved, it will be a hugely powerful aide to Vivek Menon’s corridor master plan and enable conservation groups everywhere to powerfully demonstrate exactly where migratory routes collide with development plans and ind solutions for all. ANNUAL REVIEW | ELEPHANT FAMILY 3 IMPACT IN NUMBERS TOP LINE NUMBERS: 50,000 Wild Asian elephants left in the world – down 90% in the last 100 years� 150 Field projects supported since 2003� 8,000 Elephants have beneited from Elephant Family’s 500,000 projects to date – 20% Families in India of Asia’s entire are affected by human- wild population� elephant conlict every year� 219 Villages so far made safer by Elephant Family� % of EF grants that went towards Human-Elephant Coexistence (HEC) & Habitat Conservation 100 90 Human Elephant Coexistence (HEC) Habitat Conservation 23 80 18 70 4 46 70 60 68 69 43 50 33 40 30 31 20 25 10 19 0 20102011 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 ANNUAL REVIEW | ELEPHANT FAMILY 2015 NUMBERS: £1.4M Generated by Elephant Family UK� $1.1M Generated by Elephant Family USA� 1,700 10 Elephants provided Partner projects across with safe passage Asia supported by Elephant in Assam, Northeast Family to help protect India� elephants, their habitat and surrounding communities� 150,000 6 Text messages sent out to Countries across Asia in warn people of nearby Elephant Family's project elephant movements� portfolio� Cambodia is the latest addition� 1 Entire new village relocated outside an elephant migratory route� 0 Human-elephant conlict deaths reported in the Valparai plateau in Southern India in 2015, after launching the Elephant Information System� Dr� M� Ananda Kumar © Stuart M� Ananda Kumar Dunn Dr� Elephant Family is a dynamic NGO on a mission to save a forgotten species from extinction. We create safe homes for elephants and people by funding projects that enable humans and the biggest land mammal to live closer together than ever. ANNUAL REVIEW | ELEPHANT FAMILY 5 THE BIG PICTURE SOLUTION: ELEPHANT CORRIDORS Asian elephant populations have been reduced by 90% over the past century. Even more worryingly, those that remain have been squeezed into pockets of forest that are 20 times smaller than they used to be. Surrounded by a burgeoning human population, By the end of 2015 we had: Asian elephants have to contend with the demand of rapidly developing nations� These 1� Made the existence of 100 elephant corridors include the spread of settlements, plantations, public with hundreds of giant elephant corridor mines, railways, and irrigation canals that have signboards throughout India� This ensures carved up former habitats� their pathways remain protected from potential developers� Wildlife reserves that compete with other priorities and exclude people are no longer the solution: now 2� Led a £20 million pledge which will secure the highest priority is securing wildlife corridors half of all identiied elephant corridors by – the traditional migration routes of elephants – forming The Asian Elephant Alliance� Total to maintain the vital connections between these cost for all 100 corridors: £38 million� Our reserves and other forest fragments� pledge partners include: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), IUCN Netherlands, Wildlife Trust of India and World Land Trust� 3� Secured 4 elephant corridors in Assam, Northeast India and voluntarily relocated the irst community out of the migratory danger zone into new homes� This project transformed the lives of over 200 people and 1,700 wild endangered elephants� 6 ANNUAL REVIEW | ELEPHANT FAMILY © Wild Life Trust India © Wild Life Trust You can cut a tree down and it grows back. Once a species goes, it’s gone forever. – Mark Shand ANNUAL REVIEW | ELEPHANT FAMILY 7 ELEPHANT CORRIDORS MAPPED OUT NORTH-WESTERN INDIA POPULATION Kansrau – Barkote Motichur – Barkot & Rishikesh Chilla – Motichur UTTARKHAND Motichur – Gohri Rawsan – Sonanadi (via Lansdowne Fd) Rawsan – Sonanadi (via Bijnor Fd) South Patlidun – Chilkiya Chilkiya – Kota Malani – Kota Fathehpur – Gadgadia Gola Rankhu and Gorai-Tanda Kilpura – Khatima – Surai INDIA SOUTHERN INDIA POPULATION KARNATAKA Karadikkal – Madeswara Tali Edayarhalli – Doddasampige Chamrajnagar – Talamalai at Muddahalli Chamrajnagar – Talamalai at Punjur TAMILNADU Kaniyanpura – Moyar KERALA Moyar – Avarahalla Avarahalla – Sigur ARABIAN Kalmalai – Singara and Avarahalla SEA Kalhatti – Sigur at Glencorin Talamalai – Guttiyalattur Kallar at Gandhapallayam Boolavampatti – Attapadi Anaimalai at Punachi REMAINING ASIAN ELEPHANT RANGE Anaimalai at Waterfalls Estate Anaimalai between Siluvaimedu – Kadamparai ELEPHANT CORRIDOR LOCATIONS Vazhachal – Anamalai via Sholayar Vazhachal – Anamalai via Ryan EXISTING ELEPHANT CORRIDOR Pilavukal – Kovilar NEW ELEPHANT CORRIDOR Mudumalai – Nilambur via O’ Valley Mudumalai – Mukurthi Nilambur Kovilakam – New Amarambalam Nilambur at Appankappu Tirunelli – Kudrakote Kottiyur – Periya Periya at Pakranthalam 8 ANNUAL REVIEW | ELEPHANT FAMILY NORTH-EASTERN INDIA ARUNACHAL POPULATION PRADESH Mahananda – Kolbari Apalchand – Mahananda Apalchand – Gorumara WEST ASSAM BENGAL Apalchand – Kalimpong at Mal Block (via Sylee) Apalchand – Kalimpong at Mal Block (via Meenglass) MEGHALAYA Chapramari – Kalimpong (Mal Block) Moraghat – Central Diana Rethi – Central Diana Rethi – Moraghat Titi – Rethi via Dumchi Titi – Rethi Buxa – Titi (via Torsa) Buxa – Titi (via Beech and Barnbari Te) Nimati – Chilapata Buxa – Ripu at Sankosh Pakke – Doimara at Tipi Pakke – Doimara at Dezling Pakke – Papum at Longka Nullah Pakke – Papum at Seijosa Nullah Durpong – Doimukh at Khundakhuwa Dulung – Subansiri D’ering – Mebo at Sigar Nullah D’ering – Medo at Kongkul Kotha – Burhidihing Upper Dihing East – Upper Dihing West Block at Bogapani Upper Dihing East – Upper Dihing West Block Between Golai – Pawai Kalapahar – Daigurung Kaziranga – Karbi Anglong at Panbari Kaziranga – Karbi Anglong at Kanchanjuri Kukurakata – Bagser at Amguri Saipung – Narpuh Baghmara – Balpakram WEST Siju – Rewak JHARKAND BENGHAL Rewak – Imangiri CHATTISHGARH Nokrek – Imangiri Ranggira – Nokrek CENTRAL INDIA POPULATION Mahilong – Kalimati ODISHA Chandil – Matha INDIAN Dalma – Chandil OCEAN Dalma – Rugai Jhunjhaka – Banduan Dalapani – Kankrajhor Dumriya – Kundaluka and Murakanjiya Dumriya – Nayagram Anjadbera – Bichaburu Leda – Bera Saving elephant corridors is the Ankua – Ambia Karo – Karampada single most important conservation Badampahar – Dhobadhobin Badampahar – Karida East project in India. The Asian Elephant Baula – Kuldiha Similipal – Satkosia Alliance is fundamental to the Anantapur – Aswakhola Aswakhola

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