The Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF) , a non -profit public charitable trust is actively involved in the conservation of the Asian Elephant, considered to be a keystone species in the biologically rich forests of South and Southeast Asia. Fragmentation and loss of habitat coupled with illegal hunting has led to a drastic reduction in
wild elephant numbers. ANCF has embraced the fact that the conservation of this flagship species entails the protection of entire landscapes and promotes field research projects and on the ground conservation initiatives pertaining to the Asian elephant and its habitat.