This is Bupe, our young African elephant who was rescued on October 9, 2023 in the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. Bupe was only 10 months old at the time and was forced to be abandoned by his herd. Before his rescue, Bupe kept himself alive by going to a waterhole where he had enough to drink! Because he was very weak, he hid every night between thorny bushes to stay out of the hands of predators. A real fighter! Bupe was transferred to the Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust with the help of Game Rangers International, whom we at JumboGym greatly admire.

Bupe is doing great at the moment! He has made many new friends and is becoming a big strong elephant. His health is being monitored closely and our little friend is being well cared for. Your contribution will help provide care for more elephants like Bupe in the future.

The good care of Bupe is not possible without Friends of the Elephant, the Game Rangers and the staff of the shelters. Are you curious about how this care works or do you want to make a donation yourself, then look at the website with the button above.

Protecting elephants is essential. Elephants are currently under great pressure from various threats. The biggest of these are habitat loss, the tourist industry, ivory trade and human-elephant conflicts. Elephants play an important role in the ecosystem. Without elephants, various plant and animal species will not survive. Without help, in ten years' time, due to the threats present, elephants will only be seen in zoos. That is why it is important that elephants living in the wild continue to exist for generations to come.

JumboGym Clothing contributes to the protection of elephants and you as a buyer indirectly do too. We do this through our collaboration with Friends of the Elephant, a non-profit organization that is committed to the protection of Asian and African elephants and in particular orphan elephants. Friends of the Elephant also thinks about the long-term care of these orphan elephants, which is aimed at maintaining the populations and returning elephants to the wild. Our brand ensures more attention for orphan elephants, which indirectly contributes to better protection through more awareness. In the future, JumboGym hopes to be able to mean more and more to orphan elephants worldwide as the company grows.

Friends of the Elephant (VvdO) offers support to the elephant orphanages: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya, Elephant Transit Home in Sri Lanka and Game Rangers International in Zambia. In addition, VvdO supports the Elephant National Park in Thailand, the Southern Tanzania Elephant Project and the ETH Medical Centre
for elephants in Sri Lanka! Over the years, many elephants have been adopted, cared for and guided until they were big enough to return to the wild.

In addition, VvdO provides information about the life of elephants and the need for protection. VvdO publishes the magazine 'de
Elephant', an informative magazine about elephants and the
conservation projects. Please use the link above
Feel free to take a look at the VvdO website, adopt an elephant yourself or make a donation! (link to the website can be found under the button 'Website VvdO' at the top of the page)