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.
African elephants face extinction in the wild because of poaching and habitat loss. The largest land mammal, elephants reproduce slowly compounding the problem. You can help save African elephants in both small and large ways. Whether you travel to Africa to help out or find ways of helping locally, you can make a difference.
Elephants log forests, transport heavy loads and carry tourists. Elephants can walk in areas where machinery can't navigate. Approximately 15,000 Asian elephants are held in captivity as work animals. Elephants seem be be held in a bit more of esteem in Asia than in Africa.
Elephants are known for being the largest land animal.. -your welcome-
Elephant ears help elephants regulate their body temperature by dissipating heat. Their large, thin ears contain a network of blood vessels that release excess body heat when flapped. This adaptation is especially important in hot climates where elephants live.
There are Asian Elephants and there are African elephants . They both have different foot prints faces and ears and also the size of them .
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some are being takin in some have to go to the circus nothing really is to be done what can they do they wont start war just for elephants i mean captivity is not helping I'm telling you what can we do:D
One thing that is being done to stop Asian elephants from becoming extinct is to enforce stricter laws on poaching. Protecting their habitat is also a way to help them.
African elephants face extinction in the wild because of poaching and habitat loss. The largest land mammal, elephants reproduce slowly compounding the problem. You can help save African elephants in both small and large ways. Whether you travel to Africa to help out or find ways of helping locally, you can make a difference.
Governments world over have put a strict ban on poaching elephants. Their habitats are being conserved and their numbers are strictly monitored.
it has been made illegal to kill the elephants but some people still do it any way.
they are keep on attacking them so there are less attacks.
nothing is being done to help
nothing is being done
* 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
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.
Some are in the wild, some are used for work (draught animals) and some are in zoos.