News from the Field

The Democratic Republic of Congo joins the EPI

Our friend of the month is Horris Wanyama, an ecologist with over 10 years of experience in conservation management.

Our friend of the month for May is Mezgebe Seyoum, the Community Partnership Desk Head at the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority.

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) celebrated its 10th anniversary this month at a special event in Nairobi, Kenya.

In Nairobi, government wildlife officials from more than 20 African countries came together to discuss human-elephant conflict.

The EPI appoints Nigeria’s former Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, as the chairperson of its Leadership Council.

The EPI, an alliance of African countries, celebrates its first decade at a special event in Nairobi on May 9th 2024.

Our friend of the month this April is Meha Kumar, who works as a researcher at Save the Elephants, focusing on Human-Elephant Coexistence.

The EPI Foundation expresses its strong opposition to the reopening of domestic ivory markets.