There are laws so that people don't kill them for their ivory.
The law is specifically called the African elephant Conservation Act of 1986 there is also national parks and wildlife centres keeping these beautiful animals alive and well
Apparently you don't fact check the information you pay for with all your donations. There is legal elephant hunting in 10 African countries right now(8-2010), only Kenya stopped game hunting and is now trying to import game to replace those killed by starving natives and Somali war lords in the north. Elephant hunting was, is and will be legal as long there are people willing to pay to hunt them. Hunters bring far more money to the local economies than eco-tourism and peace corp, Gov't's and locals understand this. The more reliable hunting dollar beats the photo op celebrity adoption dollar that may not even come back. Sorry to burst your bubble
It is estimated that around 415,000 African elephants live in nature preserves, national parks, and other protected areas across their range in Africa. However, these numbers can fluctuate due to poaching and habitat loss.
mammoth's weigh more but they are exstinked CORRECT ANSWER: Animals living today that are bigger than elephants are aquatic. They are: Blue whale Sperm whale Whale shark Right whale Finback whale Humpback whale
A dozen equals twelve and if you change it to a dozen elephants you are saying 12 elephants the answer is twelve elephants.
In Africa, many people are working to help their local populations of elephants, doing things such as tracking by the use of radio collars, and employing trackers to keep an eye on what the elephants are doing, and where they are moving from and to. Around the world, many animal rights groups are working towards freeing elephants from captivity or from performing in circuses. The web links give you an idea of the kinds of organisations that are helping the elephants in Africa and Asia.
Humans can eat elephant meat, if you can find it.
The poaching of elephants, unless prevented and the elephants protected, would eventually drive the elephants to extinction.
because they are endangered and elephants have never hurt anyone
There are many ways in which an elephant can be protected. Zoos and reservations are great ways to protect elephants.
All the herd cares about the baby not only mother.
They've adapted to the hot climate, and sun for years ,and their ears help keep them protected from the sun.
* organisations have been made to save them. * there are rescue misstions that have taken place and the elephants resued have been put in elephant sanctuarys! * elephants have also become a protected species
Elephants are a social herd and mostly protected by the male bull elephant.The young ones are cared by the mother female elephant.Trained elephants are cared by their trainer called Mahuat.
It is and has been illegal to hunt Elephants for Ivory. Poaching for Ivory has been one of the main reasons for the rapid decline in the population of elephants in the wild. All nations have put a ban on elephant hunting and it is illegal to hunt elephants.
It is important because elephants have terrible hearing and the same as smell. The only thing they can rely on is their eyes and conscious. Most of the time they will mistake younger children for wild animals as predators. Maybe a child would be pointing at the elephant and the elephant might try to protect his own young ones. It is normal for an animal to get nervous when people are paying much attention to him / her.
It is estimated that around 415,000 African elephants live in nature preserves, national parks, and other protected areas across their range in Africa. However, these numbers can fluctuate due to poaching and habitat loss.
mammoth's weigh more but they are exstinked CORRECT ANSWER: Animals living today that are bigger than elephants are aquatic. They are: Blue whale Sperm whale Whale shark Right whale Finback whale Humpback whale
Yes, the last one died 2 years ago