Elephants, Saving Elephants and Habitat worldwide, also known as the International Elephant Foundation (IEF), is a non-profit 501(c)(3) of individuals and institutions, formed in 1998 dedicated to the conservation of African and Asian Elephants. Our organization is recognized by, among others, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the Morris Animal Foundation, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) as a bona fide conservation organization. Since 1999, IEF has provided support to over 100 elephant conservation projects worldwide and over $2.7 million in direct financial assistance.The Asian elephant is an endangered species. About 20 percent of the world’s population lives in the present range of the Asian elephant resulting in the loss of elephant habitat and increasing human-elephant conflict which often results in the death of both humans and elephants. The African elephant is a threatened species. The high human population growth in Africa is turning existing elephant habitat into cropland causing human-elephant conflict. In addition, the illegal killing of elephants for their ivory is increasing catastrophically, decimating many regional populations.The IEF Board of Directors has over 250 years of accumulated experience working with elephants and represents some of the leading elephant facilities worldwide. IEF is an organization working diligently and successfully for conservation of elephants. It has a proven track record and those who donate to the International Elephant Foundation can rest assured that their funds are going to support one of our many elephant conservation and research projects as listed at www.elephantconservation.org. Any funds that are received specified to support a conservation activity will be used only for that purpose. In fact, almost 90% of all the funds raised by IEF have gone directly to programs.