ElephantVoices engages in research, conservation, advocacy and education, combining long-term scientific study with public engagement to deepen understanding of elephants and to secure a more ethical and sustainable future for them.
Collaboration lies at the heart of ElephantVoices. While our core team is small, we are part of a far-reaching international network of colleagues, institutions, and long-standing partners whose shared commitment makes our work and discoveries possible.
Explore our timeline from Joyce’s pioneering work with elephants and her earliest field studies to the present day. It highlights our key discoveries, milestones, and conservation efforts that helped to protect elephants and have shape our understanding of their society, cognition, and communication.
ElephantVoices is sustained by the generosity of foundations, institutions, and individuals who share our commitment to understanding and protecting elephants. We are deeply grateful to our extended elephant community, whose steadfast support makes our research, advocacy, and conservation work possible.
Read about ElephantVoices’ current priorities in research, conservation, advocacy, and education. Together, these focus areas guide our efforts to deepen understanding of elephants and to secure a more compassionate and sustainable future for them.
We welcome inquiries from colleagues, partners, supporters, and members of the public who share an interest in elephants and their conservation. Get in touch — we are all ears!
The largest video and audio library of elephant behaviors.