The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund was designed to offer funds, knowledge and assistance to wildlife conservation efforts across the globe. We believe that by sharing resources and information, we can protect and preserve the world’s most precious resources – its wildlife and wild places. This is rewarding work, and nowhere was this more evident than in the case of Chhouk, the baby elephant.

Even though the illegal wildlife trade still poses a huge threat to many species – the Wildlife Alliance has taken on the mission of coming to the aid of these victimized animals. Over 10 years ago, the organization’s rescue and enforcement unit began investigating suspected perpetrators of wildlife crime – and rescuing animals from the clutches of these lawbreakers. Rescued animals that are healthy and able to survive in the wild are immediately released in appropriate habitats, but tho