The African Elephant is a key WWF flagship species under the Wildlife Practice; and has been identified as a priority species within the recently reviewed WWF-Kenya’ Strategic Action Plan 2018 - 2023.
 
For communities to collaborate in conservation and host wildlife on their land, they need to get somedirect benefits from wildlife.
WWF –Kenya is supporting establishment of community owned and managed conservancies which generate diversified income streams from tourism and nature based enterprises that directly go to the communities.
 
Together with partners we have successfully initiated model conservancies in Mara landscape and there are plans  to mainstream thie models to all elephant ranges in Kenya. There is evidence of increase in wildlife population and achievement of zero poaching in these conservancies.
 
We facilitate and influence the formulation of environmental sector policies in Kenya such as wildlife Acts and strategies among others.
 
We employ an integrated wildlife management approach to address human elephant conflict challenges through a novel Safe System Approach to assess the efficacy of current human-wildlife conflict mitigation interventions and identify the gaps that needs to be addressed to achieve a landscape where the wildlife, people and their assets are all safe.
 
The program goal is to ensure that in 25 years, elephants and people live in harmony  and thrive in the various landscapes in Kenya.