A new window into the lives of elephants is now just a click away. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has launched a live elephant cam inside its newly opened Denny Sanford Elephant Valley, giving families and classrooms across the country a front-row seat to watch a thriving herd and learn how these animals shape entire ecosystems.

Park officials hope the project inspires a deep appreciation for elephants and ignites in students and adults a desire to protect elephants and their native habitats. Viewers can enter the world of Elephant Valley to meet the 8 elephants in the herd.  

Schools across the U.S. get the first look at the elephant cams, giving classrooms in more than 30 states and every time zone the chance to learn about the crucial role elephants serve as ecosystem engineers and better understand the dynamics of the herd’s social structure.  

Opened on March 5, Elephant Valley is the largest and most transformative project in San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s 109-year history. It serves as a bridge between the vital science happening in San Diego and the collaborative elephant conservation initiatives supported by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance across the African savanna. 

Viewers can head to sdzsafaripark.org/cams/elephant-cam to access the elephant cam and watch the herd consisting of eight individuals: martriach Swazi, Ndlulamitsi (Ndlula), Umngani, Qinisa (Nisa), Phakamile (Kami), Khosi, Mkhaya and Umzula-Zuli (Zuli). Guests planning to visit in person to walk amongst the elephants at Elephant Valley can find more information at sdzsafaripark.org/elephant-valley.

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, a nonprofit conservation leader, inspires passion for nature and collaboration for a healthier world. The alliance supports innovative conservation science through global partnerships and groundbreaking efforts at the world-famous San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park, both leading zoological institutions and accredited botanical gardens. Through wildlife care expertise, cutting-edge science and continued collaboration, more than 44 endangered species have been reintroduced to native habitats. The alliance reaches more than 1 billion people annually through its two conservation parks and media channels in 150 countries, including San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers television, available in children’s hospitals across 14 countries. Wildlife Allies — members, donors and guests — make success possible.