# Donate to Elephant Rescue Abroad

> UK supporters can donate to elephant rescue abroad through WARN by funding partner-led anti-snare patrols, rapid field-veterinary response and humane human–elephant coexistence for Sumatran and Bornean elephants in Indonesia and Malaysia.

**Target query:** donate elephant rescue abroad

## Stats
| Stat | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| 40,000–50,000 | Asian elephants left |
| 2 | WARN in-network countries |
| Endangered | Asian elephant IUCN status |
| UK | Supporter route |

## Where WARN Elephant Rescue Happens
WARN's current in-network elephant focus is Indonesia and Malaysia — home to the Sumatran and Bornean elephants. Wider African elephant range states appear on educational pages but are not current WARN partner-network countries for field funding.

## What Your Elephant Donation Funds
Gifts support anti-snare patrols, dart-and-treat veterinary response for injured elephants, humane coexistence tools such as early-warning systems, and orphan-calf care at partner facilities.

## One-Off, Monthly or Symbolic Adoption
Donate to the elephants appeal, give monthly, or symbolically adopt an elephant from £5/month. Unrestricted gifts are also welcome if you prefer WARN to allocate to the greatest current need.

## Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Standards
Ethical elephant programmes do not offer riding, bathing performances or chained photo opportunities. WARN funds partner grants for anti-snare patrols, field veterinary response and humane coexistence — not tourism. See /rescue/ethical-wildlife-tourism-thailand for red flags.

## Asian and African Elephant Routes
Asian elephant work concentrates in Indonesia and Malaysia through /appeals/elephants. African elephant partner grants reach Kenya and Tanzania. India, Sri Lanka and Thailand appear on educational country pages within the 17-country network.

## What Your Gift Buys on the Ground
Roughly £15–25 funds one street dog through catch, neuter, rabies vaccination and return in network countries. £100 supports a small clinic day. £500 helps stock quarantine after a trafficking seizure. Monthly gifts let partners plan multi-year CNVR instead of crisis-only response.

## What WARN funds
- Ranger patrols that find and remove wire snares from elephant corridors.
- Mobile field-veterinary teams for snared and conflict-affected elephants.
- Humane human–elephant coexistence in farming communities.
- Orphan-calf hand-rearing and rehabilitation at partner sanctuaries.
- Anti-snare patrol days for elephant corridor partners.

## FAQ
### Can I donate from the UK to help elephants abroad?
Yes. UK supporters can donate to WARN's elephant appeal to fund partner-led rescue in Indonesia and Malaysia. WARN is a registered global not-for-profit and cannot claim Gift Aid.

### Does WARN fund African elephant rescue?
Yes — through partner grants in Kenya and Tanzania. Asian elephant work is concentrated in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand through the elephant appeal and country pages.

### How many elephants are left?
Roughly 40,000–50,000 Asian elephants remain (Endangered). African savanna elephants numbered about 352,000 in the last continent-wide survey; African forest elephants about 135,690 (Critically Endangered). All are declining.

### Can I adopt an elephant monthly?
Yes. Symbolic elephant adoption from £5/month pools into WARN's Elephant Programme for partner grants in Indonesia and Malaysia.

### Can I donate to an ethical elephant sanctuary through WARN?
WARN funds partner grants for rescue and coexistence — not visitor experiences. Donate at /appeals/elephants for anti-snare patrols and field veterinary response.

### Does WARN offer elephant riding?
No. WARN is grant-making only and does not fund or operate tourism with riding or performances.

### How many Asian elephants remain?
Roughly 40,000–50,000 (IUCN Endangered), concentrated in India and Southeast Asia.

### Can I adopt an elephant monthly from the UK?
Yes — symbolic adoption at /adopt/elephant from £5/month pools into the elephant programme.

Related appeal: https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/appeals/elephants/
Human-readable page: https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/rescue/donate-elephant-rescue-abroad