Animal Tracking Bracelet - Expedition Elephant - Desert Stone

Each bracelet comes with a different elephant to track, so add as many as you would like! A portion of all proceeds are donated to Save the Elephants in Kenya, who specializes in elephants research and works to protect wild elephants. 

Learn your elephant's name and get their picture. Gain knowledge of their amazing stories, age, and what family they belong to. Follow their incredible expedition on an exclusive tracking map.

• Brand: Fahlo
• Stone: Desert Stone
• Each order helps support the Save the Elephants
• Sizing: Elastic, one size fits most
• QR code provided to unlock interactive map - compatible on smart phones only.

How does tracking work?

• Tracked via GPS collar
• This animal’s safety guarded with the Fahlo Protection Ping™
  

Every Fahlo tracking experience includes the Fahlo Protection Ping™. This indicates each animal’s unique path may be live, delayed, or historical based on required safety protocol in accordance with our nonprofit partners.

While the experience of following an animal’s journey remains the same for you, we work behind the scenes with our partners to ensure this experience is presented in a way that keeps the animals safe, one step or splash at a time.

Why are elephants tracked?

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 elephants 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.

How are elephants tracked?

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

Does tracking harm the elephants?

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 savetheelephants.org