Africa has experienced a continent-wide decline in the number of elephants in the last few decades. Between 1979 and 1989, nearly half of Africa's elephants were killed for ivory. Expansion of human populations increasingly results in conflict between people and elephants. Human settlements limit an elephant's range of movement, while an elephant feasting on crops may destroy a farmer's livelihood and result in fatal retaliation.

Save the Elephants (STE) is the leader in the pursuit of high-tech conservation solutions which are combined with grassroots knowledge to secure a future for Africa's imperiled elephants. Its programs encourage traditional practices that follow a conservation ethic and involve local people in research and monitoring. By promoting a tolerant relationship between elephants and humans, STE works to secure a place for all in the future.