EHRA’s Elephant Safety Outreach programs started in 2009 when the educational PEACE Project got launched. Rural community members requested to learn more about elephants, their behaviour, their anatomy and how to stay safe around them. The project has since focused to educate adults and school learners about human-elephant conflict mitigation strategies, and we expanded by training and employing Community Elephant Guards, and establish an Elephant Alert System.
The PEACE Project (People and Elephants Amicably Co-Existing) provides hands-on training to rural communities, teaching them how to react safely when encountering elephants. This initiative equips participants with practical skills to reduce fear, prevent conflicts, and foster a deeper understanding of elephant behavior.
The project usually hosts groups of up to 20 people for three days at our Education Center and includes a practical field day to expose people to the elephants. The latter is often the first positive experience people have with elephants and changes the perspective positively.
Download our Conflict Mitigation Workshop Manual for more insights on reducing human-elephant conflict.
