Looking Back at the Elephant Crisis Fund Annual Report 2019

I recently spent some time digging through the elephant crisis fund annual report 2019, and it's honestly pretty fascinating to see how much of a turning point that year was for conservation. If you aren't familiar with it, the Elephant Crisis Fund (ECF) is this joint initiative between Save the Elephants and the Wildlife Conservation Network. They basically act as a fast-response unit, getting money to the people on the ground who are actually doing the hard work of keeping elephants safe. Looking back at 2019 gives us a really clear window into what the "front lines" looked like right before the world got turned upside down by the pandemic. ...

May 4, 2026 · 7 min · Emily Rini