Voices for Asian Elephants (VFAE) 🐘

🌍𝗪𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 🐘 Sir David Attenborough has spent more than a century reminding humanity of something we too often forget: 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. And somewhere along the way, many of us became so consumed by our own lives, our own ambitions, our own convenience that we stopped noticing the extraordinary world quietly holding us up every single day. The forests that give us breath. The oceans that regulate our climate. The pollinators that feed us. The elephants that plant forests and shape entire ecosystems simply by existing. Elephants are not just animals wandering through the wilderness. They are gardeners of the forest. Seed dispersers. Architects of biodiversity. One of nature’s greatest gifts to this planet. Yet we continue to push wildlife to the margins—as though their survival has nothing to do with ours. Maybe this Monday is a reminder to step outside ourselves for a moment. To look up. To reconnect. To remember that life becomes far richer when we stop asking only what the world can give us… and start asking what kind of world we want to protect. 💚 #DavidAttenborough #SaveElephants #ProtectWildlife #BiodiversityMatters #VoicesForAsianElephants

💔𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗠 “𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗦.” 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗗, 𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧? 🐘 The headlines fixated on the panic in Thrissur—shattered vehicles, frightened crowds, streets thrown into chaos. And once again, Sivam Lakshmi Ayyappan was portrayed as the threat... while the years of confinement, coercion, physical abuse, and relentless exploitation that drove him to this moment were pushed into the background. But credible advocates reveal a far darker story. This captive elephant was illegally transported across multiple districts and paraded through several temples without proper permissions—all while allegedly in his musth, an intense and highly stressful biological condition in bull elephants. Witnesses claim he was repeatedly forced to bow before temples, and when he resisted, the mahout allegedly jabbed a metal weapon into the sensitive flesh of his trunk and mouth. Moments later, the elephant fled in terror through the streets. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁. And even after hours of panic and injury, reports allege he was subdued using more painful metal restraints before being quietly removed. Elephants are not born violent. They break under unimaginable suffering. 💔 The real tragedy is not that this elephant ran amok. It is what humans did to him before he did. 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲. 📸 Photo Credit: V K Venkitachalam #JusticeForElephants #EndElephantAbuse #VoicesForAsianElephants #WildlifeProtection #ElephantsDeserveFreedom 🐘💔

⚠️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘… 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗥𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗣𝗧 🐘 Forests are shrinking. Food is disappearing. Ancient migration paths are being severed by roads, railways, mines, and expanding human development. And yet… elephants are trying to adjust to the world we’ve created around them. What you’re about to watch reveals something extraordinary—and heartbreaking at the same time: 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲. Again and again, elephants have shown patience, intelligence, and remarkable flexibility in the face of immense disruption. The real question is no longer whether elephants can adapt. It’s whether humans are willing to. This segment is from the short film 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴, part of the 26-part 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 101 series, produced by our Founder, Sangita Iyer, made possible with the support of the National Geographic Society. #AsianElephants #ElephantConservation #WildlifeProtection #HumanWildlifeCoexistence #VoicesForAsianElephants @Sangita4eles

✨ 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡… 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 🐘 For eight years, Samantha Britton has been a powerful voice for elephants—refusing to look away from the heartbreaking reality of elephants being killed by speeding trains. What began as a one-time fundraiser in 2019 became something much bigger: 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆. 🚨 And now, we’re excited to announce that this year’s 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 takes place on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 at 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 & 𝗦𝗽𝗮, 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘆, 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲, 𝗨𝗞! ✨ Tickets are selling fast, with only a few remaining. This is your chance to help protect elephants while sharing an unforgettable evening for a meaningful cause. 📩 To reserve your tickets, contact Sam directly at: 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗈𝗇𝟥𝟤@𝗀𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗅.𝖼𝗈𝗆 Sam reminds us that we always have a choice - We can complain about the suffering in the world… or we can rise up and do something about it. And year after year, she continues to do exactly that. And we are endlessly grateful for your dedication to elephants. 💚🐘 #SaveTheElephants #TogetherWeThrive #CollectiveEfforts #ElephantConservation #CompassionInAction @Sangita4eles

💔 𝗔 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗦. 𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘. 🐘 People cheer for him. Fight over him. Profit from him. But behind the fame, the rituals, and the roaring crowds is a deeply tormented soul—an elephant trapped in an industry so ruthless that even rivalries turn deadly. What unfolds in this segment is difficult to watch. Not because it is rare… but because it has become so normalized. Forced obedience. Fear. Control. Violence disguised as devotion. And somewhere beneath the noise and spectacle stands an elephant simply trying to endure another day. This segment is part of 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴, produced and directed by our Founder, Sangita Iyer, now streaming FREE on UnchainedTV. But it doesn’t have to be this way… there are alternatives to celebrating culture without torturing elephants. We’re collaborating with Prasanth for our ongoing robotic elephants campaign… #GodsInShackles #EndElephantCaptivity #VoicesForAsianElephants #CompassionOverCruelty #RoboticElephants @Sangita4eles

👁️ 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 🐘 Animals are speaking to us all the time. Not with words—but through their eyes, expressing love, fear, trust, joy, and even grief. The question is… are we slowing down enough to pay attention to their expressions, to see and feel them? An elephant shrinking back in fear. A dog trembling uncontrollably. A whale stranded, fighting to survive. A forest growing quieter as birds disappear. Their suffering is not silent. We’ve simply stopped listening. And too often, when animals resist pain or cry out for help, their voices are crushed by brute force… their suffering ignored. 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞. 𝐓𝐨 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬. Because the moment we truly look into an animal’s eyes… we would instantly know what they’re trying to say. 💚 #AnimalsFeelToo #animaleyes #WildlifeProtection #empathymatters #vfaes

🐘 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗡. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗦 𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗗. 🐘 One is chained, prodded, and forced into submission for human spectacle. The other brings joy, culture, and celebration—without pain, fear, or suffering. This powerful juxtaposition captures a turning point in Kerala. Earlier this year, Voices for Asian Elephants introduced life-sized robotic elephants into two temples in Alappuzha district—offering a humane, culturally respectful alternative that protects both people and elephants. While captive elephants continue to endure brutal training, deadly stress, and relentless exploitation, these magnificent robotic elephants preserve tradition without violence. They can swing their trunks, flap their ears, spray water, and safely participate in ceremonies—bringing joy and wonder instead of suffering. At a time when captive elephant deaths and tragic festival incidents continue to rise, this is more than innovation. It is compassion in action, with tradition evolving, and humanity choosing empathy over exploitation. ✨ Culture does not have to come at the cost of cruelty. 🐘 We can celebrate without breaking spirits. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲. #ElephantEmpathy 🐘 #TraditionWithoutCruelty ✨ #RoboticElephants #CompassionInCulture 💛 #VoicesForAsianElephants 🌏 @Sangita4eles

🧠𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗥, 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗦 Not all stories about elephants begin with conflict… but some begin with what is taken away. There is a silence that follows when key members of a society disappear— and what remains is something far more uncertain. In their absence, everything shifts. Behaviour changes. Boundaries blur. Survival becomes instinct without guidance. But what if the problem was never what we thought it was? What if we’ve been looking at the story all wrong—not as individuals shaped by experience, but as one uniform idea of “an elephant”? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀? This is the third of four segments from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴, part of the 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 101 series— produced and directed by our founder Sangita Iyer, made possible by the generous support of the National Geographic Society. Before you watch… ask yourself: are we really seeing them for who they are… or who we assume they are? 🐘 👇 Watch till the end—share your thoughts, and help spread this story further. #AsianElephants #BachelorBulls #ElephantBehaviour #WildlifeConservation #HumanWildlifeConflict @Sangita4eles

⚡ 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 ⚡ 𝟑𝟖 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭. 𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬. 🐘 Most schools still teach in silos shaped by Cartesian thinking—but nature doesn’t function that way. It thrives on interconnected systems, patterns, and relationships. So, we reimagined learning through real-world, topic-based education that brings disciplines together as they exist in life. Led by our Founder, Sangita Iyer, our two-year, open-access study trained 𝟑𝟖 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝟏𝟖 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 in West Bengal—working alongside local conservationists and a Canada-based systems-thinking expert to move beyond rote learning into 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. Through immersive workshops—grounded in ecological principles, Appreciative Inquiry, World Café, backcasting, and experiential learning—teachers reimagined the classroom through one powerful theme: 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. Teacher confidence soared from 𝟐 𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝟕 𝐨𝐫 𝟖 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟎. Students demonstrated deeper empathy and stronger creative problem-solving around human–wildlife coexistence. Supported by the National Geographic Society with publication support from Voices for Asian Elephants, this research exposes what’s broken—and proves what’s possible. 📘 Read the full study and please consider supporting our work: vfaes.org/post/teaching-… 🔥 Change how teachers teach— and you change what the world chooses to protect. #SystemsThinking #ElephantConservation #TransformEducation #HumanWildlifeCoexistence #FutureOfLearning @sangita

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? To many, Kerala’s superstar elephant, Thechikkottukaavu Ramachandran is a symbol of pride— a celebrated presence in festivals, temples, and tradition. To others, he represents something far more uncomfortable, and even insidious. And this is where the divide begins. Because you see, the same image can mean celebration to one person… and ethical concern to another. So the real question isn’t about the elephant. It’s about us. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿. From the UN-nominated, award-winning 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴—this story sits in that uncomfortable space between culture and conscience. But there may be another way forward. 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 in partnership with Prasanth—an initiative that has already drawn interest from several temples. 👇 Where do you stand? We want honest answers—no judgment. #CultureOrCruelty #VoicesForChange #ElephantsDeserveBetter #TraditionAndTruth #GodsInShackles @Sangita4eles

Monday isn’t just the start of a week—it’s a quiet test of who we are becoming. It reflects how we think, how we lead, and how we treat the vulnerable when no one is watching and nothing is being asked of us in return. Because character is rarely revealed in moments of comfort or applause. It shows up in the small, unguarded choices—how we respond to vulnerability, how we exercise power, and how we choose empathy when it would be easier not to. Before you move into the noise of the week, pause here for a moment. What does your life reflect back about you? #MondayMotivation #MindsetMatters #LeadershipMindset #StartStrong #GrowthMindset

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐨… 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. In elephant families, no calf grows up alone. They are held by mothers, aunts, grandmothers— what scientists call 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. In the wild and in our own lives, matriarchs are the memory keepers. The quiet strength behind every thriving When they are safe, everything holds. Watch the video below 🐘🐘 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐅𝐀𝐄𝐒, 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬—𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 #MothersDay #Matriarchs #Elephants #Allomother #Gratitude #WildlifeConservation @Sangita4eles

💔𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟… 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗕𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛 💔 What happens when survival pushes a wild elephant beyond the forest… into a world built against him? What begins as a search for food can quickly turn into a deadly gamble—where every step risks electrocution, collision, or conflict. And for young males, the danger is even greater. After nearly two decades of studying these elephants, insights from Dr. Nishant Srinivasiah reveal a harsh truth: the very choices that help them grow stronger… may also seal their fate. Watch closely. This is not just behavior—this is survival under siege. This segment is from the short film “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘀,” part of the 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 101 series, produced and directed by our Founder, Sangita Iyer, made possible by the National Geographic Society. #AsianElephants #ElephantConservation #WildlifeProtection #SaveElephants #NatureHeals

𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁 In a land scorched by drought, 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮. Around them grow 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 across Pallahara, Balasore and Susab ranges. And the elephants are returning to Susab, where we’ve secured 52-acres of land, and rewilding it… 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟲𝟬 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿. But their numbers are shrinking fast. And these precious beings desperately need your help, rewilding this corridor. Your gift becomes a forest. Your gift becomes water. Your gift becomes survival. Please donate—and share their story. 🌍🐘 globalgiving.org/projects/secur… #SaveElephants #RewildingOdisha #VoicesForAsianElephants #ProtectWildlife #ElephantCorridors @Sangita4eles

💔 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣… 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 💔 The crowd watches. The drums echo. The spectacle continues. But beneath the celebration, something feels dangerously fragile. A towering elephant hesitates—his massive body forced into a moment where one wrong move could mean catastrophe. The ground beneath him is uncertain. The structure unstable. The tension… unbearable. This is not reverence. This is risk. This is a life pushed to the edge—again and again—until something breaks. Watch closely. The truth is there… if you’re willing to see it. This short segment is part of 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴, a United Nations nominated and multiple film festival award-winning documentary, produced & directed by Sangita Iyer. #godsinshackles #elephantrights #EndAnimalCruelty #VoicesForElephants #FreedomForElephants @Sangita4eles

🐘 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀. 🐘 Elephants feel, remember, and grieve—yet still endure captivity. Choose compassion. Choose dignity. Because how we treat them defines us.

🐘 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱… What we thought we knew about Asian bull elephants is evolving—fast. From The Bachelor Bulls (Asian Elephants 101). 🎥 Watch & share. 🐘 @InsideNatGeo @sang

🌍 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. What does it take to turn discovery into protection—for elephants and people? This short message reveals the deeper mission behind our work. @Sangita4eles