WHAT WE DO
VFAES is grounded in nonviolent thoughts, words, and deeds, openness to diverse worldviews and cultures, transparency, and science.
In fulfilling our mission and vision VFAES will:
1
Create elephant corridors and restore their lost habitat to protect Asian elephants in collaboration with the state forest departments
2
Alleviate HEC through capacity building and training programs for the local communities living on the forest fringes, and creating sustainable communities
3
Provide the native people near the forest fringes basic necessities and survival tools like flashlights, the first line of defense to protect themselves and elephants
4
Organize youth empowerment programs to cultivate empathy and compassion for elephants, and empower them to pursue ecological studies and elephant conservation
5
Conduct sensitization workshops for bureaucrats, law enforcement authorities, religious institutions, and decision makers, to advocate for legislative changes in tackling wildlife crime and ending elephant capture
6
Provide capacity building and hands-on training for elephant handlers (mahouts) to foster compassionate treatment of captive elephants, in collaboration with forest departments across states that house captive elephants