article_snippet: The adventurer was in the US to raise funds for The adventurer charity, Elephant Family, a cause that had dominated The adventurer colourful life since The adventurer rescued an Asian elephant, Tara, as a young man.
article_snippet: His travels with the pachyderm were recorded in His best-selling book ‘Travels on my Elephant.
article_snippet: his described his late brother-in-law as being an ‘inspirational’ man whose work creating elephant
article_snippet: corridors’ in Asia were of ’enormous importance’ in allowing man and beast to live alongside each other.
article_snippet: Mark Shand was brother to The Duchess of Cornwall and dedicated Mark Shand life to saving Asia’s elephants.
article_snippet: Someone enjoyed Asia’s elephants!
article_snippet: Since its launch in 2002, the charity has invested over £6m in conservation projects across Asia, working to secure elephant and wildlife habitats .
article_snippet: The late Mark Shand was in the US to raise funds for The late Mark Shand charity, Elephant Family, a cause that had dominated The late Mark Shand colourful life since The late Mark Shand rescued an Asian elephant, Tara, as a young man .
article_snippet: Elephant Family is the UK’s biggest funder of the endangered Asian elephant, of which there are believed to be just 35,000-40,000 in the wild.
article_snippet: Since Elephant Family , the charity has invested over £6m in conservation projects across Asia, working to secure elephant and wildlife habitats, supporting local communities to reduce incidents of human-elephant conflict and highlighting the plight of the Asian elephant with UK-wide education programs and publicity.
article_snippet: Founded in 2002, Elephant Family takes a creative approach to conservation and is best known for Elephant Parade London which saw 258 brightly painted elephant sculptures installed throughout London.
article_snippet: For further details see www.travelstomyelephant.org .
highlights_snippet: Event pays tribute to Camilla's late brother and aims to save Asia's elephants from extinction .
  
highlights_snippet: Mark Shand, who passed away last April, was a huge elephant fan .