Your old smartphone, tablet, or camera can help protect elephants and support the people who live alongside them. Technology is a powerful tool for conservation, enabling our team and local community partners to monitor elephant behavior, identify individuals, and develop better coexistence solutions.
How it works
- Complete the tech donation form
- We’ll contact you to confirm and help arrange shipping (or visitors can bring your item to our field station in Thailand)
- Your tech supports elephant conservation and community monitoring
- You’ll receive exclusive updates and elephant videos as a thank-you
Donors receive exclusive elephant updates and camera trap videos. Your old device = new hope for coexistence. 🐘
What we need most
- Tablets (2018+, 4GB+)
- Smartphones (2018+)
- Digital cameras
- Binoculars
- Power banks
- SD cards
- Portable hard drives
- Laptops (2018+, 8GB+)
- Handheld GPS devices
- Trail cameras
Why it matters
With the right tools, we can:
- Monitor elephant behavior and movement
- Identify individuals for long-term research
- Equip local safari guides to record sightings
- Process data to improve coexistence solutions
This next phase of our elephant identification work also ensures conservation science empowers local communities. By equipping people with the technology to record sightings and contribute valuable participatory data, we strengthen coexistence and create a shared future for elephants and humans.
