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Elephant Family

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Type
  
Charity

Founded
  
2002

Website
  
www.elephantfamily.org

Industry
  
Animal welfare

Headquarters
  
United Kingdom

Key people
  
Mark Shand, Dugal Muller, Robin Russell, Caroline Casey, Nicholas Claxton

Elephant Family was founded in 2002 by Mark Shand, Caroline Casey, Nicholas Claxton, Dugal Muller and Robin Russell. Elephant Family exists to save the endangered Asian elephant from extinction in the wild, along with tigers, orangutans and all the other animals who share their habitat. Elephant Family is the UK’s biggest funder of conservation efforts (over £6 million) for the endangered Asian elephant. The Elephant Family used creativity to raise funds selling painted Elephants, Eggs, Tuk Tuk's and Animals, designed by artists through London which were sold at auction on several occasions.

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Leaders

  • Mark Shand- Chairman (2009-2014; his death)
  • Ruth Powys - CEO
  • Partnership

    Elephant family are in partnership with eight local NGOs across Asia to raise local awareness and rally a sustainable in-a country conservation movement.

    The NGOs are:

  • Wildlife Trust of India
  • Wildlife Protection Society of India
  • Hutan
  • Danau Girang Field Centre
  • Veterinary Society for Sumatran Wildlife Conservation
  • The Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation
  • Elephant Conservation Network
  • Nature Conservation Foundation
  • Presidents

  • HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
  • Patrons

  • Sir Evelyn de Rothschild
  • Goldie Hawn
  • Sarah, Duchess of York
  • Priya and Cyrus Vandrevala
  • Rula Lenska
  • Henry Wyndham
  • David Alexander
  • Annabel Elliot
  • Ben Elliot
  • Ayesha Shand
  • Princess Eugenie of York
  • References

    Elephant Family Wikipedia