EleFootprints Auction 2026
The funds raised through this auction will be utilized for Saving Odisha Elephants from Human-Induced Forest Fires who are losing their homes at an alarming rate, pushing them into the villages, intensifying human-elephant-conflict, and being electrocuted at an unprecedented rate at an averge of 90 elephants/ year.
SUMMARY:
Odisha's forests that elephants call home, are fighting for survival. More than 94,000 hectares have burned in the past decade, and nearly 1,000 elephants have died in just 11 years. Yet tribal families depend on the fallen Mahua flower, a vital source of food, medicine, and income. Our innovative Mahua nets will help them collect more flowers without burning forests, preventing wildfires, protecting elephant habitat, and creating sustainable livelihoods for communities. A true win-win for all.
CHALLENGE:
Every spring, Mahua flowers carpet the forests and villages of Odisha. For tribal families, these blossoms are a lifeline-providing food, medicine, and critical seasonal income. To make collection easier, the ground beneath Mahua trees is cleared and burned. What begins as an act of survival quickly becomes a tragedy. Wildfires consume elephant habitat, destroy biodiversity, and leave ancient forests scarred. More than 94,000 hectares have burned and 1,000 elephants died in the past decade.
SOLUTION:
Our innovative Mahua Net System helps tribals collect more flowers without lighting fire. Installed around individual Mahua trees, the nets catch blossoms as they fall, making harvesting faster, cleaner, and productive. Nets are localized beneath the tree canopy, without obstructing elephant movement. Tribal people can harvest high-quality flowers, increase their income, eliminate the need for burning. Every net protects livelihoods, helping safeguard the forests that elephants need to survive.
Start bidding today and take home something beautiful while helping create a better future for elephants.