The Expedition Bracelet

Save the Elephants (STE) uses GPS tracking equipment to better understand elephant movements and behavior. As the human population grows across Africa and the landscape gets increasingly crowded, this tracking data is key to defining and protecting elephant habitats and the corridors that link areas used by both elephants and other wildlife. To date, STE has tracked over 900 elephants!

Using this technology, they can also tell when an elephant has become unnaturally mobile—a warning that can indicate an elephant is in trouble. These alerts are issued to wildlife management teams to allow a rapid response and can make the difference between life and death.

STE provides Fahlo with delayed tracking data for security reasons so we’re never giving away an elephant’s live location. Despite this delay, you’ll still receive a near daily update of your elephant’s location.

To learn more about why elephants are tracked, visit our partner Save the Elephants directly at savetheelephants.org.

“Elephant collars contain a small transmitter, and by using GPS and satellite tracking technology (similar to that used in car navigation systems), Save the Elephants can monitor the location of a collared elephant at regular intervals (every 30–60 minutes). This information plays an important part in defining and protecting elephant corridors. We later plot these coordinates on a map so you can see where your Fahlo elephant has traveled!” - Save the Elephants

To learn more, visit our partner directly at savetheelephants.org.

“No, the collar does not harm the elephant. The collar is very light and sits loosely around the neck like a pendant would on us. Collaring is carefully performed by an experienced team. First, an elephant is located by a ground team or from the air, then a vet will prepare and shoot a dart containing anesthetic. A collar is fitted as quickly and safely as possible before the vet helps revive the elephant in minutes.” - Save the Elephants

To learn more, visit our partner directly at savetheelephants.org.

With the largest brain of any land animal, elephants are incredibly smart animals. They can use tools, understand human body language and mimic human voices, and show empathy with other animals and each other, as well as demonstrating astounding capabilities to create and store memories.

The greatest factors contributing to elephant extinction are all related to human activity. The sharing of land in Asia and Africa has created conflict between humans and elephants, making elephants targets for humans. The most harmful activities include poaching and habitat destruction.

Surprisingly, elephants are most scared of two very small creatures: bees and mice. Bees scare them because they tend to swarm. While one bee sting is relatively harmless, hundreds of stings at once can be very painful. Mice are frightening because they tend to startle elephants, due to their small size.

The elephant is symbolic of good luck. For this reason, wearing elephant jewelry is thought to bring the wearer good luck, and gifting elephant jewelry is a way of wishing someone good luck and good fortune.