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Bangladesh has fewer than 200 Asian elephants. Habitat loss, loss of food sources, and human settlements cut off migratory corridors. The last elephants are forced out of their homes in search of food. This leads to crop raiding and conflicts with villagers. Many elephants now rely on garbage dumps for food, resulting in plastic ingestion and subsequent deaths. Our team is restoring critical habitat and reopening vital corridors.
Street elephants endure unimaginable suffering, being taken from their mothers and subjected to abuse and harsh conditions. They face issues like burned feet, dehydration, health problems from unclean food, traffic injuries, and drugging by handlers. Our team is working to establish the first captive elephant rescue and rehabilitation center to address these challenges.
Many elephants are dying due to electric fences set up by villages to protect their crops. More than 50 elephants have been killed in the past five years due to human conflict. In 2021, 34 elephants were killed representing more than 10 percent of the total population. Our Elephant Guardians work during the night, alerting villagers to the presence of elephants, protecting crops, and safeguarding the elephants lives.
Bangladesh faces significant challenges from climate change, food insecurity, and natural disasters, disproportionately affecting women and children. Women farmers struggle with limited resources. To address these issues, a women's farming microfinance program is being developed for the Cox’s Bazar region for 2026, focusing on planting elephant-repellent crops that are protected by chili fences.
Bangladesh’s elephant population is likely the most threatened elephant population in Asia. With less than 200 animals left in the wild, the population is highly fragmented, cut off from essential migratory corridors, and without food. Bangladesh’s human population, on the other hand, has the highest density per capita in the world with more than 20% living below the extreme poverty line of $2.15 per person per day. Conflict, sometimes deadly for both, is not an uncommon occurrence. It is clear to see why high population density, extreme poverty, and wildlife mortality go hand in hand. In 2023/24 our team piloted a chili fence project to determine if these fences could protect both crops and elephants. The pilot project was a huge success. These fences will be used in both the habitat restoration program and the woman’s farming microfinance program – safeguarding both elephants and people.
The real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth - soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife.
Building a protected wildlife corridor between Deng Deng National Park and the Dja Biosphere reserve will reconnect isolated populations of gorillas, chimpanzees, and forest elephants and provide an additional 640,000 hectares of protected wildlife habitat.
Less than 1,000 Western lowland gorillas remain in Deng Deng National Park. Tracking and monitoring the gorillas along with park surveillance and protection to prevent wildlife poaching, trafficking, and crime is vital for their future survival.
Only 2,000 Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees remain in two small isolated populations in Deng Deng National Park. Recording trees with chimpanzee nests tells us about their ecology, population size, population health, and forest disturbances.
On-going research and monitoring of wildlife populations is critical to help us understand their survival needs, to create protective laws, and to develop effective conservation programs. Our team of researchers undertake regular trips into the park, checking our camera traps and looking for forest disturbances.
EarthWildlife Rescue in partnership with Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) is working to secure the future of great apes and forest elephants in Deng Deng National Park in western Africa’s Cameroon. Following several years of research, it was apparent that the apes and elephants could not survive beyond their current lifespan unless they are linked through an ecological corridor from Deng Deng to the Dja Biosphere in the south. Reconnecting this landscape will create the largest conservation corridor in west Africa and protect the internationally recognized biodiverse hotspot for wildlife in Cameroon.
I love restoring wildlife habitat to its natural state, particularly in mountainous regions.
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