Donors

CCR is grateful for financial support from the following donors:

Abraham Foundation for core support for CCR and supporting our elephant projects (2010-present).

The Smithsonian Institution for providing GPS collars to track elephants and training/guidance for data analysis (2004-present).

Auckland Zoo for providing GPS collars to track elephants (2012-present).

Dilmah Conservation for the project "Developing and Implementing an effective human-elephant conflict mitigation and elephant management model in the Trincomalee District" (2014-present).

Auckland Zoo for the project "Community based fencing for human-elephant conflict mitigation" (2015-present).

Auckland Zoo for the project "Monitoring health, demography and behaviour of Asian elephants" (2016-present).

Shared Earth Foundation for the project "Promoting human-elephant co-existence through community-based electric fencing" (2017-present)

Whitley Fund for Nature for the project "Effective human-elephant conflict mitigation through broad implementation of temporary paddy field electric fences" (2014-2016).

U.S. Fish and Wildife Service, Asian Elephant Conservation Fund for the project "Awareness program on human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka" (2013-2015).

Wildlife Trust for various grants to set up CCR and for supporting our research projects (2004-2014).

Byers Trust for the project "Elephant conservation in Sri Lanka" (2007-2014).

Marjo Hoedemaker Elephant Foundation for the project "Conserving elephants outside protected areas: Construction of village electric fences" (2009-2014).

Zoological Society of London for the project "Developing an awareness campaign for the mitigation of human-elephant conflict" (2012-2013).

Zoological Society of London for the project "Temporary paddy field fencing: developing a framework for implementation" (2011-2012).

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).

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).

CCR is also most grateful for all the smaller donations of equiment (GPS, cameras, external HD etc.).

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).