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CCR is grateful for financial support from the following
donors:
Abraham Foundation for core support for CCR and supporting our elephant projects (2010-present).
Byers Trust for the project "Elephant conservation
in Sri Lanka" (2007-present).
The Smithsonian
Institution for providing GPS collars to track elephants (2004-present).
The Auckland Zoo for providing GPS collars to track elephants (2012-present).
Wildlife
Trust/EcoHealth Alliance for various grants to set up CCR and for supporting our
research projects (2004-present).
Zoological Society of London for the project "Developing an awareness campaign for the mitigation of human-elephant conflict" (2012-present).
Zoological Society of London for the project "Temporary paddy field fencing: developing a framework for implementation" (2012-present).
U.S.
Fish and Wildife Service, Asian Elephant Conservation Fund for
the project "Radiotelemetric study of elephants in Sri Lanka for their conservation and mitigation of the human-elephant conflict (year 2)" (2011-2012).
USAID for the project "Study of elephants and human-elephant conflict in the Trincomalee area and implicationsfor the Morawewa electric fence" (2011).
U.S.
Fish and Wildife Service, Asian Elephant Conservation Fund for
the project "Assessing the impact of development and management activities on human-elephant conflict and elephant conservation" (2010-2011).
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund for the project "Elephant conservation and management in Sri Lanka" (2010-2011).
SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund for the project "Elephant conservation and management in Sri Lanka" (2010-2011).
U.S.
Fish and Wildife Service, Asian Elephant Conservation Fund for
the project "Radiotelemetric study of elephants in Sri Lanka for their conservation and mitigation of the human-elephant conflict" (2009-2011).
Whitley
Fund for Nature and The
Shears Foundation for the project "Asian elephants
and people: Taking conservation beyond protected area boundaries"
(2009-2010).
Marjo
Hoedemaker Elephant Foundation for the project "Conserving
elephants outside protected areas: Construction of village electric
fences" (2009-2010).
Circus
Knie for supporting the elephant tracking study "Projekt
Wasaba" (2008-2011).
The
Vontobel
Stiftung for the project "Elephant conservation research"
(2007-2009).
The
Department of Wildlife
Conservation Sri Lanka for the project "Management of elephant
range outside protected areas (pilot study)" (2008).
Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the project "The study of human-elephant
conflict for the project on rural livelihood improvement in Hambantota
district" (2008).
Abraham Foundation for the project "An alternative strategy
for Asian elephant conservation: Locating electric fencing at the
ecological boundary for elephants" (2007-2008).
The
Department of Wildlife
Conservation Sri Lanka for the project "Relative abundance
and movement patterns of wild elephants, assessment of the level of
human-elephant conflict and effectiveness of management strategies
in the Southern region" (2005-2007).
U.S.
Fish and Wildife Service, Asian Elephant Conservation Fund for
the project "Managing elephants outside protected areas: Radiotelemetric
study of elephants" (2005-2007).
The
Sustainable Ecosystems
Institute for the project "Assessment of tsunami impact on
natural-eco systems of Yala National Park, Sri Lanka and monitoring
response of eco-systems" (2005).
U.S.
Fish and Wildife Service, Asian Elephant Conservation Fund for
the project "Developing a landscape management strategy for elephant
conservation in Sri Lanka" (2004-2005).
We are most grateful to the
Department
of Wildlife Conservation Sri Lanka for giving us permission to
work in the protected areas and waiving park entry fees (2004-present).
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