Ellie’s View

Elephant Apps

Here are a few of my favorite elephant apps. Do you know of others? Please share them with me in a comment below. WWF has "the world's most amazing" interactive map that is free. People…
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Thoughts from the Battle

After watching National Geographic's Battle for the Elephants last week, people around the world know about the plight of elephants. Here are some of the numbers facts that stood out to me, please share what stood out…
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Elephant Awareness

How do you raise awareness on the issue of the ivory trade? This weekend I traveled home. It gave me the opportunity to share my passion for elephants and the dire predicament they are currently…
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An Elephant Expedition: Asia

Part II of my dream trip: to visit the elephants of the world! Next stop, Asia. These elephants are sacred to many Asian cultures, worshiped for centuries. Unfortunately, they are often exploited. This elephant plays…
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Meet Naipoki: A Journey from Thought to Action

My last blog, Why Should I Care, listed various reasons WHY the poaching crisis matters. Now I want to share WHAT people like you and me can do about it. Two years ago I was…
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An Elephant Expedition: Africa

I love to travel. The excitement of new sights, sounds, smells and tastes are worth the hassle of airport security and packing. In the less than thirty years I've been walking on this earth, I've…
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New Logo

Excited to be partnering with Celia Ho in China (check out her website HERE to see how she is working in China to end the ivory trade through education). Our new logo will be on…
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Why Should I Care?

When I was contemplating whether or not to start this blog, this question kept going through my mind. Why should anyone care? What does it matter to the average person if elephants are roaming the…
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iWorry Campaign in Chinese & Japanese

Much of the ivory trade is occurring in China where the public has not been educated about elephant tusks (they believe that tusks naturally fall off, not realizing that each tusk represents an elephant killed).…
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The Elephant in the Room

There is now an elephant in your room. I don't know the elephant's name or age, what family the elephant belongs to or any other detail. All I know is that he is beautiful. This…
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