Elephant Aware USA, Inc

08/21/2026

This month we are raising funds for something simple but vital.

Clean water and essential field supplies for the Elephant Aware ranger team in Kenya.

18 rangers. One of the most remote landscapes in Africa. An extraordinary amount of dedication. And right now, they need our support to keep doing what they do.

We are aiming for $500 - enough to cover water and supplies for a month. It sounds small. But for a team working in the field every single day, it is the difference between being able to focus on the elephants and worrying about the basics.

$10 from 50 people. $25 from 20. Or one donation from someone who wants to make a real and immediate difference.

All donations through Friends of Elephant Aware USA are fully tax-deductible. Every dollar goes directly to the team in the field.

Donate at the link in our bio. And if you cannot give right now - sharing this post costs nothing and means everything.

Thank you. 🐘

Donate at elephantawareusa.org - link in bio. Share if you can.

08/20/2026

Here is something most people do not know about elephants.

They only digest about 40% of what they eat. The rest passes through them - and in doing so, they scatter seeds across vast distances, contributing to tree regrowth across an entire ecosystem.

They dig for underground water with their tusks during droughts, creating pools that dozens of other species depend on to survive.

They knock down trees in ways that convert woodland to grassland - creating habitat for animals that cannot survive in dense forest.

Remove the elephants and you do not just lose the elephants. You lose the ecosystem that depends on them.

This is what conservation scientists mean when they call elephants a keystone species. Protecting them is not sentimental. It is practical. It is systemic. And it is urgent.

Elephant Aware has been doing exactly that in Kenya's Siana Conservation Area since 2008. Follow this page to find out how - and how you can help

Follow this page and share with anyone who loves wildlife. Donate at elephantawareusa.org.

08/17/2026

Did you know Boston has elephants too? 🐘

Right here in our city, elephant statues have become part of the local landscape - a reminder that our community has always had a soft spot for these extraordinary animals.

And now, through Friends of Elephant Aware USA, Boston has a direct connection to one of the most important elephant conservation projects in East Africa.

The Elephant Aware team in Kenya's Siana Conservation Area has been protecting elephants since 2008. Their 18 Maasai rangers do extraordinary work in one of the world's most challenging environments - and they are funded entirely through the generosity of donors like you.

If you are in Boston and you love elephants - this is your community. Follow this page, share it with your neighbours, and donate tax-deductibly at elephantawareusa.org.

The Mara is a long way from Massachusetts. But what happens there matters here too.

08/12/2026

Today is World Elephant Day. 🐘

And what better day to share some exciting news.

Friends of Elephant Aware USA is getting a fresh start. New platforms, new ways to give, and a renewed commitment to bringing the story of the elephants - and the people protecting them - to as many people as possible.

Because the story matters. Enormously.

In Kenya's Siana Conservation Area, 18 Maasai rangers wake up every single day to protect one of the most important elephant populations in East Africa. They monitor herds, respond to conflict, and work alongside Maasai communities to ensure that people and wildlife can share the same ground. They have been doing this since 2008 - quietly, consistently, and entirely through the generosity of donors like you.

Today, on World Elephant Day, we are asking one simple thing.

Share this post. Follow this page. And if you can - donate. Every dollar raised through Elephant Aware USA is tax-deductible and goes directly to the field.

More exciting updates coming very soon. Watch this space.

Donate: elephantawareusa.org

06/15/2026

06/15/2026