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11 Aug 2016

Do what you love and help save elephants.

Join Conservation Nation, a new way to do what you love and raise funds for wildlife conservation. It’s easy and fun! Set up a fundraising page or donate and become an ambassador for wildlife conservation. Whatever you do—celebrate a birthday, run a 5K, setup a lemonade stand, or fundraise in your community—we’ll provide the support, and you’ll save species.

With your help, Conservation Nation can fund the purchase of five satellite tracking collars to be placed on Asian elephants in Myanmar. These tracking collars establish a real-time tracking system that can detect when elephants change their movement patterns or when poaching occurs. With this information scientists can develop anti-poaching initiatives with the goal of reducing and preventing further poaching in Myanmar.

Support Conservation Nation today by contributing to Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists’ anti-poaching efforts in Myanmar. Every donation makes a difference for Asian elephants.

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