World Elephant Day mourns the loss of Sir Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a pioneer whose work changed the course of elephant conservation. Throughout his life, he dedicated himself to the preservation and protection of elephants.

We are deeply saddened by the news that Jane Goodall has passed. She was a pioneer in wildlife conservation and led an astonishing life dedicated to the protection of our natural places and creatures.

🐘💗 THANK YOU for your support this #WorldElephantDay! This year we honoured Matriarchs & Memories and raised $10,000 for the Emerging Storyteller Fund, to support young people in elephant range countries protect the wisdom of the matriarch and elephants alike! ✨ May every day be an elephant day!

Since tomorrow (August 12) is World Elephant Day, take some time to read this big, beautiful essay written by my brilliant wife back in 2013. It's a truly extraordinary achievement. www.doelephantshavesouls.com

In celebration of #WorldElephantDay, Our Friend of World Elephant Day @maraelephant.bsky.social is fundraising for a critical project — protecting the Loita Forest near the Masai Mara in Kenya. 🐘 Find out more: https://maraelephantproject.org/donate/

🎵Check out the New Release, Great Big Heart 🎵 Created for #WorldElephantDay by Johnny Gr4ves and RUSUR. Written by Zeboria Peters & Ron Thaler.  🎧 Listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/0TwgGP9PzFV1oW7wonTusv?si=-A7Q2-2XTuGIKvaaul3cfg 💌 Donate: https://givebutter.com/WED2025

IT’S #WorldElephantDay 🐘💗 Elephants aren’t just wildlife. They fight climate change, lead with wisdom, carry rich traditions, and are sentient beings.  AND they’re disappearing fast. Let's change that. Donate today:  https://givebutter.com/WED2025 📸 Patricia Sims #MatriarchsandMemories

Join #WorldElephantDay Founder & Executive Director Patricia Sims and 2025 Campaign Director Greg Cummings in an engaging interview with Giles Brown for ‪Talk Radio Europe.  🐘 Check out our 2025 Campaign and donate today: https://givebutter.com/WED2025

How can you help elephants? 🐘 🌱 Choose products that protect habitats 📚 Share what you learn 💗 Donate: https://givebutter.com/WED2025 🌍 Pick ethical tourism 🤝 Support community-led conservation Every action helps. 🩷 #WorldElephantDay is this TUESDAY, Aug 12!

🐘 4 DAYS to #WorldElephantDay! Learn about: 📖 3 Incredible Young Female Conservationists in Kenya 📖 Life of a Matriarch Elephant 📖 Humans vs. Elephants – Coexistence in Sri Lanka Read: worldelephantday.org/newsarticles/ Donate: givebutter.com/WED2025 💖 #MatriarchsandMemories #ElephantLove

Let the celebrations begin! 🐘 ❤️

Elephant societies are led by matriarchs — the eldest, wisest females who lead the herd with generations of wisdom. 👑 🔗 Read the full article: https://worldelephantday.org/the-life-of-a-matriarch-elephant/ 💸 Donate to help elephants: https://givebutter.com/WED2025 #WorldElephantDay

Relatable…. 🐘☀️😅 
Send to a friend you need a sunny hang with this summer 🌼💛 Donate to our 2025 campaign: givebutter.com/WED2025 📸 Patricia Sims #WorldElephantDay

A week from today is #WorldElephantDay 🐘🌍 Need a reason to feel hopeful? Check out these 3 inspiring elephant wins! #ConservationWorks so let’s keep going!  🩷 Donate today: givebutter.com/WED2025 📸 Patricia Sims #MatriarchsAndMemories #ElephantLove

🎬 It’s here! The award-winning doc When Elephants Were Young is now FREE on YouTube — just in time for #WorldElephantDay 🐘 Watch the... Trailer: youtu.be/1q5BklIDDtk?... Film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRG0... If you love it, please consider donating to World Elephant Day: givebutter.com/WED2025 💕

🐘 A conservation miracle no one saw coming… Sumatra’s elephants are critically endangered. Only ~1,000 remain. WWF asked President Prabowo to protect 10,000 hectares of his private forest. He gave 90,000. The size of NYC.🐘🌳 Leadership and activism matter.🌿 #WorldElephantDay

Get ready... 🌀🤸🏽‍♀️💚 In anticipation of World Elephant Day on August 12, When Elephants Were Young will be available on our youtube channel FOR FREE — starting August 1! 🥳 🫶🏻 Bring your friends together to celebrate!  💸 Donate: https://givebutter.com/WED2025 #WorldElephantDay2025 #ElephantSky

Meet Sarafina, Sharon and Sylvia — three incredible female conservationists from Kenya! 💪🏽 Read the article: https://worldelephantday.org/matriarchs-in-the-making-women-protecting-the-elephants-of-the-maasai-mara/ Donate today: https://givebutter.com/WED2025 📸 @MaraElephant  #WorldElephantDay2025

🌊🐘 Did you know elephants are powerful, natural swimmers? They can float for hours, cross rivers and even oceans — and use their trunks as snorkels while fully submerged. Elephants have been recorded swimming up to 48 kilometers (30 miles) at a stretch!

🐘 This #WorldElephantDay, we’re uplifting local voices protecting elephant kin. Across Africa & Asia, emerging storytellers are sharing powerful stories, honouring matriarchal wisdom and community-led conservation. ✨ Support them: https://givebutter.com/WED2025 #MatriarchsAndMemories

It's not a proper swim unless you dunk your head... take it from the elephants! 😂🐘 🎥 Patricia Sims #elephantlove #WorldElephantDay #bathtime #summerfun

In Sri Lanka, 3,400 elephants and 1,100 people have died in just 9 years. 💔 Why is this happening? 🔗 Full story coming soon!  💓 Donate to protect elephants: https://givebutter.com/WED2025 📸 Sateesh Venkatesh

This World Elephant Day — August 12 — make a difference by hosting an EVENT. 🌍✨ 🎥 Host a screening of When Elephants Were Young — available FREE all August on our YouTube! 💖 Throw a fundraiser.  🔗 Submit your event at: https://worldelephantday.org/eventsub/ #WorldElephantDay #MatriarchsandMemories

🐘 Why care about elephants? Because when they vanish, forests fall, water dries up, and memories are lost. 🌍 🧠 They’re intelligent. 👑 Matriarchal. 💔 Emotional. 🌿 Ecosystem builders. This #WorldElephantDay, we honour them. 🔗 givebutter.com/WED2025 #MatriarchsAndMemories #ElephantSky

Our 2025 World Elephant Day campaign just launched: Matriarchs & Memories 🐘 🩷 A celebration of elephant matriarchs and the women protecting them. Let’s protect all that they are. Show some love here: givebutter.com/WED2025 💕 #WorldElephantDay #MatriarchsAndMemories #ElephantSky

Did you know? 🐘 In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, decades of elephant poaching led to an evolutionary shift: 👉 The number of tuskless females rose from ~18% to over 50%. 👉 Tuskless elephants are more likely to survive and pass on their genes. #WorldElephantDay

🐘 What is World Elephant Day?! World Elephant Day happens every year on August 12. But it's more than a day, it’s a global movement that unites over 100 partners, funds real conservation, and educates millions. Donate today: https://bit.ly/2025-WED #WorldElephantDay

😡 In 2025, USAID cuts shut down vital conservation work — leaving rangers unpaid & sanctuaries closed.  ❤️ It’s time to fund local, self-sufficient solutions like @reteti.bsky.social  (pictured below) 🌱 Donate to #WorldElephantDay today: http://bit.ly/40yeU5E

As #WorldFemaleRangerWeek week wraps up, our support lives on with the #WorldElephantDay2025 campaign—Matriarchs and Memories! ❤️  🎥 Catch our campaign video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_FVsAOTTw  💓 Donate & learn more https://worldelephantday.org/

🩷 Huge congrats to Save the Elephants on wrapping their U.S. tour for A Life Among Elephants, honouring the legendary Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton. We're proud to have Save the Elephants as one of our Friends of World Elephant Day organizations! 🐘 #SaveTheElephants #WorldElephantDay

It’s officially #worldfemalerangerweek 🫶🏻 How Many Elephants collects gender-specific data, identifying needs, and building better support systems for women on the frontlines of conservation. Patricia Sims, a founder of World Elephant Day, proudly supports this work. 🚺 More at howmanyelephants.org

🚨In case you missed it🚨 🐘 "Matriarchs & Memories" — the World Elephant Day 2025 campaign film is here!🐘 📷 Narrated by Daryl Hannah @dhlovelife.bsky.social and featuring music by @itspetergabriel.bsky.social Check it out: youtu.be/-R_FVsAOTTw 🌎 #WorldElephantDay is August 12

So proud to support this World Elephant Day Campaign!! love & let live 🐘 ☮️ youtu.be/-R_FVsAOTTw?...

🐘 "Matriarchs & Memories" — the World Elephant Day 2025 film is here! ❤️ Narrated by @dhlovelife.bsky.social 🎶 Featuring music by @itspetergabriel.bsky.social 🎥 Watch the video here: youtu.be/-R_FVsAOTTw 🌎 World Elephant Day is August 12 #WorldElephantDay #DarylHannah #PeterGabriel

🐘 Protecting elephants starts with awareness! Filmmaker & conservationist Patricia Sims, the force behind World Elephant Day, shares her incredible journey in elephant conservation. 🌏📽️ From Asia to Africa, her work has helped create a global movement to safeguard these magnificent animals.

🐘 Love elephants? Don’t miss this free event! Join us for an ESU Happy Hour with Patricia Sims, the filmmaker & conservationist behind World Elephant Day! 📅 February 19th! 🔗 Register here: www.esuus.org/event/happy-...

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