ELEPHANTS | RHINOS | PEOPLE

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AFRICA IS ESSENTIAL TO THE PRESERVATION OF ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS

AFRICA IS TRAGICALLY LOSING AROUND FOUR ELEPHANTS PER HOUR, AND FIVE RHINOS PER DAY

“We are called Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP), because we protect elephants and rhinos in the wild, but we adopt a somewhat unconventional approach to doing that. The route of the problem is poverty. The people executing the poaching to sell horns and tusks are poor people with few other choices to survive, and if we can make it in their best interests economically to protect elephants and rhinos, they will do that more effectively than anybody else can.”

Jonathan Tager, CEO, groupelephant.com

Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP) protects Southern Africa’s wild elephants and rhinos by helping to alleviate poverty in rural communities adjacent to threatened elephant and rhino populations. We also implement tactical interventions to combat the poaching problem, such as sustainable alternatives as a source of community income, elephant relocations and drought relief programs.

ERP brings over 30 years of experience in community relations, poverty alleviation, and impact investment in infrastructure, to achieve sustainable, non-lethal wildlife conservation. ERP's parent company, groupelephant.com, donates 1% of its own revenue to cover all of ERP's operational expenses, and to fund projects.

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“We are called Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP), because we protect elephants and rhinos in the wild, but we adopt a somewhat unconventional approach to doing that. The route of the problem is poverty. The people executing the poaching to sell horns and tusks are poor people with few other choices to survive, and if we can make it in their best interests economically to protect elephants and rhinos, they will do that more effectively than anybody else can.”

Jonathan Tager, CEO, groupelephant.com

About us

Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP) protects Southern Africa’s wild elephants and rhinos by helping to alleviate poverty in rural communities adjacent to threatened elephant and rhino populations. We also implement tactical interventions to combat the poaching problem, such as sustainable alternatives as a source of community income, elephant relocations and drought relief programs.

ERP brings over 30 years of experience in community relations, poverty alleviation, and impact investment in infrastructure, to achieve sustainable, non-lethal wildlife conservation. ERP's parent company, Group Elephant, donates 1% of its own revenue to cover all of ERP's operational expenses, and to fund projects.

Morning sunrise at the Melorane camp site

MELORANE ERP GAME RESERVE update

This is a brief overview of where we are in terms of conservation at the Melorane ERP Game Reserve as we continued our unwavering commitment to safeguarding wildlife and preserving biodiversity.

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ERP Namibia
PROJECT UPDATE

ERP recently established ERP Namibia to expand ERP’s activities outside of South Africa. Tasked with the establishment and the running thereof is Tinus Hansen, a highly-experienced local conservationist.

Food Relief Program

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After years of overcoming obstacles to secure pristine habitat for elephants and rhino’s next to the greater Madikwe reserve, ERP, - together with our partner – the Barokologadi Community, launched this long-term strategic project.

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Projects from the Field

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1. ERP Namibia

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ERP recently established ERP Namibia to expand ERP’s activities outside of South Africa. Tasked with the establishment and the running thereof is Tinus Hansen, a highly-experienced local conservationist.

2. Melorane ERP Game Reserve

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Through our 90 year lease of the community-owned property, the Melorane ERP Game Reserve has become our flagship project. We aim to franchise this model into many other conservation areas.

All our Types of ERP Projects

ERP is run with business discipline, and we pursue a broad range of potential solutions, working directly with communities as well as with partners who are best positioned to help. Read about our latest projects.

Elephants

Rhinos

People

BEES

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ERP AIR FORCE

ERPKids

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Land

Nutrition

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ERP Mercantile

ERP Camping

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Rhinos

With increasing poaching, Africa is losing five rhinos a day. If this is not a crisis, what is?

CORE ACTIVITIES

Monitoring and Protection

Dehorning programme

Range/Habitat Expansion

Rhino Relocation

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PEOPLE

The price of a pair of average male elephant tusks is $50,000; a rhino horn sells for $60,000 per kg. We’re aiming to eradicate poaching by alleviating poverty.

CORE ACTIVITIES

Emergency food relief programme

Beehive fencing project

#BIKES4ERP programme

Community upliftment and education

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE

ERP Madikwe Expansion Project Update 2020

The Barakalogadi community (“BCPA”) owns land restituted to them adjacent to the Madikwe Game reserve.

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“We are called Elephants, Rhinos & People (ERP), because we protect elephants and rhinos in the wild, but we adopt a somewhat unconventional approach to doing that. The root of the problem is poverty. The people executing the poaching to sell horns and tusks are poor people with few other choices to survive, and if we can make it in their best interests economically to protect elephants and rhinos, they will do that more effectively than anybody else can.”

Jonathan Tager, CEO, Group Elephant
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