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Elephant Guardians
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THE GIANTS OF SRI LANKA

A living heritage
worth protecting.

Building a stronger culture of elephant conservation through evidence, awareness, responsible reporting and coexistence.

Elephas maximus maximus
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01 / OUR MISSION

Conservation begins with understanding.

Elephant Guardians Sri Lanka is an independent initiative being developed to connect people with reliable information, responsible reporting and a stronger culture of elephant conservation.

EVIDENCE

Promote conservation information grounded in credible sources.

AWARENESS

Help people understand elephants, habitat and conservation.

COEXISTENCE

Encourage responsible approaches that recognise people and wildlife.

Sri Lankan elephants at Minneriya National Park
02 / THE SPECIES

Elephas
maximus
maximus.

The Sri Lankan elephant is a recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant and an important part of the island's natural heritage.

Our principle
Protect the animal. Protect the landscape. Understand the people.
03 / THE NUMBERS

What the latest survey tells us.

These figures describe the 2024 island-wide elephant population survey. They are not organisational achievements.

5,828
ELEPHANTS RECORDED

Recorded during the 2024 island-wide survey.

1,025
CALVES RECORDED

17.6% of elephants recorded in the survey.

9
ELEPHANT RANGES

The survey structure covered nine elephant ranges.

5
ELEPHANT RESERVES

Five elephant reserves were included within the survey structure.

Source: 2024 Elephant Population Survey.
04 / ELEPHANT LANDSCAPES

The elephant doesn't know our boundaries.

Elephant conservation is inseparable from landscape. Forests, grasslands, water, agricultural areas and human settlements can all form part of the wider landscape through which elephants move.

Future public mapping will provide useful conservation information while protecting sensitive wildlife locations.

SRI LANKA
Elephant landscape information map
Public information layer Sensitive locations protected
05 / COEXISTENCE

There is no elephant conservation without people.

Human–elephant coexistence is a complex conservation challenge. Responsible conservation needs to recognise community safety, livelihoods and experiences alongside the ecological needs of elephants.

01

Communities

Understand the realities of communities sharing elephant landscapes.

02

Habitat

Understand forests, water, movement and connectivity.

03

Safety

Promote responsible behaviour around elephants and discourage dangerous interventions.

04

Cooperation

Encourage collaboration between communities, experts and conservation organisations.

06 / ELEPHANT WATCH

Turn observations into responsible information.

The planned reporting system will provide a structured way for people to document elephant-related concerns.

REPORT A CONCERN
Elephant Watch
Prototype
Report type
Select concern
Location
Nearest location
Observation
Describe what you observed...
07 / ELEPHANT WATCH

Knowledge is part of conservation.

A future knowledge centre for species information, conservation research, community perspectives and responsible wildlife education.

Sri Lankan elephants
SPECIES

Understanding the Sri Lankan elephant

Behaviour · Family · Ecology

Sri Lankan elephant
LANDSCAPE

Why habitat and movement matter

Forest · Water · Connectivity

Sri Lankan elephants at Kalawewa
COEXISTENCE

Living alongside elephants

People · Safety · Conservation

08 / GUARDIAN NETWORK

Conservation needs people.

The Guardian Network is designed to eventually connect people who want to contribute their knowledge, time and skills to responsible conservation.

01

Awareness

Share accurate conservation information.

02

Documentation

Support responsible observation and documentation.

03

Technology

Help develop better digital conservation tools.

04

Community

Support future community-focused activities.

09 / DIGITAL CONSERVATION

From an observation to a useful record.

The next phase of Elephant Guardians can connect public observations with a structured conservation workflow — without exposing sensitive wildlife information.

Platform architecture ready for development
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Case Management

Case IDs, report categories, review stages, verification notes and follow-up records.

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Protected Evidence

Evidence handling can be designed around access control, validation and secure storage.

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Responsible Mapping

Public maps can show useful landscape information while withholding sensitive elephant locations.

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Conservation Dashboard

Future administrators can review cases, guardians, enquiries, projects and evidence from one controlled workspace.

10 / CONTACT US

Let's start a conversation.

Whether you are interested in conservation, volunteering, partnerships, research or responsible wildlife information, we would like to hear from you.

GENERAL ENQUIRIES
hello@elephantguardians.org
CONSERVATION
conservation@elephantguardians.org
PARTNERSHIPS
partnerships@elephantguardians.org
LOCATION
Sri Lanka
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11 / TRANSPARENCY

We will not claim what we have not done.

Elephant Guardians is a new initiative. We will not publish fabricated rescue numbers, fictional projects or invented impact statistics. Facts will be attributed to their sources and future activities will be documented honestly.

SOURCED

Facts attributed to their sources.

DOCUMENTED

Future activities recorded honestly.

ACCOUNTABLE

No invented impact.

ELEPHANT GUARDIANS SRI LANKA

Protect. Understand. Coexist.

A new independent conservation initiative for Sri Lanka's elephants.

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