Ifaw Rescued Elephants in Malawi
Tree of Life Foundation International, Inc. was excited to adopt an elephant in Cape Town, South Africa! International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), is one of the world’s leading animal welfare organizations, with representation in sixteen countries and animal welfare work in more than forty.
IFAW was founded by Brian Davies with the goal to stop the commercial hunt for whitecoat seals on the east coast of Canada and evolved into what it is today. IFAW works both on the ground and in the halls of government to safeguard wild and domestic animals and seeks to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies that advance the well-being of both animals and people.
Eighty-three (83) endangered elephants were relocated in Malawi in an effort to save them from persecution by local villagers trying to protect their crops and livelihoods from the animals. Moving the elephants was the only solution to a dangerous situation for both elephants and the community. This is a victory for both elephants and people, they have been engaged in a battle that has seen elephants cruelly wounded and killed, and many local people killed as well,” said Jason Bell-Leask, Director Southern Africa for IFAW.
Of the fourteen (14) groups of elephants captured and relocated twelve (12) of the groups included elephants that had suffered injuries caused by human intervention; seven of the elephants had trunk amputations caused by snares and actual snares had to be removed from three of the elephants, one had a deformed foot from a gin trap injury, actual snares had to be removed from three of the elephants, one elephant was blind in one eye from a gunshot wound, and a number of others bore scars from bullet wounds and snares.
“The relocation of these elephants is a real victory for animal welfare, and proof that it is not necessary to solve issues of human-wildlife conflict down the barrel of a gun,” said Bell-Leask.
IFAW partnered with the government of Malawi on this epic project to move the elephants from otherwise certain death. We believe the Malawi government has set an example for taking an ethical approach to elephant management practices – one that all governments facing challenges of human-wildlife conflict should consider.”
Please consider making a donation to our Animal Branch to continue to support this and many other organizations that continue to advocate and protect such precious animals.
Ifaw Rescued Elephants in Malawi
Tree of Life Foundation International, Inc. was excited to adopt an elephant in Cape Town, South Africa! International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), is one of the world’s leading animal welfare organizations, with representation in sixteen countries and animal welfare work in more than forty.
IFAW was founded by Brian Davies with the goal to stop the commercial hunt for whitecoat seals on the east coast of Canada and evolved into what it is today. IFAW works both on the ground and in the halls of government to safeguard wild and domestic animals and seeks to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies that advance the well-being of both animals and people.
Eighty-three (83) endangered elephants were relocated in Malawi in an effort to save them from persecution by local villagers trying to protect their crops and livelihoods from the animals. Moving the elephants was the only solution to a dangerous situation for both elephants and the community. This is a victory for both elephants and people, they have been engaged in a battle that has seen elephants cruelly wounded and killed, and many local people killed as well,” said Jason Bell-Leask, Director Southern Africa for IFAW.
Of the fourteen (14) groups of elephants captured and relocated twelve (12) of the groups included elephants that had suffered injuries caused by human intervention; seven of the elephants had trunk amputations caused by snares and actual snares had to be removed from three of the elephants, one had a deformed foot from a gin trap injury, actual snares had to be removed from three of the elephants, one elephant was blind in one eye from a gunshot wound, and a number of others bore scars from bullet wounds and snares.
“The relocation of these elephants is a real victory for animal welfare, and proof that it is not necessary to solve issues of human-wildlife conflict down the barrel of a gun,” said Bell-Leask.
IFAW partnered with the government of Malawi on this epic project to move the elephants from otherwise certain death. We believe the Malawi government has set an example for taking an ethical approach to elephant management practices – one that all governments facing challenges of human-wildlife conflict should consider.”
Please consider making a donation to our Animal Branch to continue to support this and many other organizations that continue to advocate and protect such precious animals.
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