Wildlife Conservation Network Inc

Save Elephants With Bees and Honey

Campaign by Wildlife Conservation Network Inc

Did you know that elephants are afraid of bees?

It turns out what seems like just a fun fact can make a big difference in saving elephants, and now you can help.

Rural farmers living next to Tsavo East National Park in Kenya struggle to harvest their crops each year because elephants migrate out of the park at night and eat the crops from their farms. This human-elephant conflict is increasing, and both farmers and elephants are injured or even killed during nighttime clashes.

Save the Elephants’ Elephants and Bees Project has put up fences made out of beehives around the worst-affected communities. Since elephants are afraid of bees and will avoid them at all costs to prevent getting stung around the eyes and up the trunk, the beehives keep elephants out of crops. Beehive fences reduce elephant crop-raiding incursions into the farms by up to 80 percent, provide pollination for the crops, and produce Elephant-Friendly Honey for the farmers to sell.

As the project has grown rapidly, we need help with funds to build capacity in the honey processing side of the project. Not only do we need new beesuits, gloves, rubber boots, torches, buckets and extractors for honey harvesting but we also need US$25,000 to buy a 4x4 honey harvesting pick up truck. The truck will help us access remote farms to collect the super boxes and buckets full of honey and bring them back to the Elephants and Bees Research Center for processing. You can help our project grow and save more elephants with bees and honey.

To learn more about the project visit us at www.elephantsandbees.com.

Any amount will help support the project, and bees will keep elephants safe from people!

Recent Activity

Margaret Nava donated $50 on 6/28/2017

Happy First Birthday to my grandson Remy Walsh

Kate Bermingham donated $250 on 6/24/2017

in honor of my mother, Marcia Strickland

School-Project Geography donated $75 on 6/1/2017

We, a geography class of Gymnasium Neubiberg near Munich, are happy to give a gained sum of money to a very promising project.

Joe and Shelley Watson donated $50 on 5/3/2017

In honor of Katie Ommanney, Univ of Delaware Wildlife Management graduate and advocate for African Elephants and all living things.

Genevieve Duncan donated $200 on 4/2/2017

As a small beekeeper, I'm excited to hear this news of honey bee fences to keep elephants at bay! A win win situation!!

Roberta Conroy donated $100 on 3/29/2017

Wonderful coming together of my two favorite creatures in nature. Much success!

Gregg and Janet Luling donated $100 on 3/5/2017

In memory of Adam J Luling

by Anonymous donated $100 on 2/13/2017

Thank you!

Dana Ivey donated $20 on 1/6/2017

A wonderful way to save elephants

Roger Satnick donated $36 on 1/3/2017

May the memories of you mom, Ann Schnal only bring you comfort and peace now and in the days to come. My heartfelt wishes, Roger

The Falci Family donated $20 on 1/2/2017

In memory of Ann L Schnal

Catherine D McWilliams donated $20 on 1/2/2017

In memory of Ann L Schnal

Ginny donated $140 on 12/31/2016

Can this be used to keep deer and other critters our of crops and gardens?

Virginia Crowell Jones donated $100 on 12/28/2016

In honor of my family

Glasgow Family Christmas donated $300 on 12/26/2016

As an extended family everyone decided to donate to this cause for Christmas.

In honor of Mary Fragale donated $100 on 12/18/2016

Beekeepers and elephant lovers unite!

Sondra Nadohl donated $250 on 10/25/2016

For The Majestic Elephants....

Mauk donated $100 on 10/15/2016

For our third grandchild!

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