Elephants are found in large numbers in Africa and South Asia. They inhabit the Savannahs of Africa and the dense rain forests of South Asia. Their natural habitat usually surrounds abundant water sources like lakes and rivers. They also prefer habitats with lush green vegetation and trees which they forage on. In the African continent, they can be found in countries Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe etc. The Asian Elephant can be found in India, Sri Lanka, Burma etc
human beings
Stop destroying their habitats and stop hunting them.
they lose their habitat for Home for people and farming
African elephants are native to a wide variety of habitats including semi-desert scrub, open savannas and dense forest regions
Elephants are hunted for their ivory, and are struggling to find new habitats due to sex
Governments world over have put a strict ban on poaching elephants. Their habitats are being conserved and their numbers are strictly monitored.
Nations worldwide have imposed a ban on hunting elephants. conservationists world over are trying to create awareness among the public about these gentle beasts. Countries are taking steps to conserve the habitats where elephants live. These are some steps taken to conserve elephants.
The vegetation or plant life of an elephants habitat, depends on where the elephant lives. Some of the habitats have bamboo plants, some of them have fruit trees, and others just have grass.
They kill elephants because they eat them. I know that's really gross but ya, they also destruct their habitats. I'm doing a report on Asian elephants right now and they are now endangered =[[ they are also killed for the ivory in their tusks.
They live on the floor of the rain forests and eat nuts and fruits that fall to the ground
The primary reason is still poaching,which is illegal hunting ,the tusks of the elephants is made up of material named Ivory and is considered valuable so the animal is killed for it.The second reason is humans encroaching on animals area have contributed mostly to the declining population of these magnificent animals.This has led elephants to wander outside their habitats and come into farm lands and the conflict between human settlements and elephants have been a major concern,we have to keep in mind that if their habitats are converted into human settlements they would feel perturbed. Barbed electric fences are also killing elephants.
Yes, there are elephants that have their home in the jungle of Congo, Africa. see the link below (elephants in Congo jungle) for a pieces of video about them.---- Asian elephants are also found variety of tropical forest habitats ranging from the moist evergreen lowland forest to the dry semi deciduous teak forests and cooler mountain forests. For more info on them go to the link below (Asianelephant's) ----wild Asian elephants do live in jungles or forests