“Activists say an elephant is being shot for its ivory every 15 minutes” (Dinmore). Throughout the world and the history of it, elephant poaching has become a real problem. The United States has not done very much to prevent this, but more should be done. Elephants are killed everyday for their tusks. In a lot of places there aren’t many elephants left. Without tusks, there is more of a challenge in digging for food and water and defending themselves, so even if they do not die when their tusks are removed, there is a big chance of death soon after. Over many years, elephants have have been endangered on and off, but they could eventually go extinct if the poaching of this unique animal does not end.
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While a male’s tusk can be about 250 pounds, that would be about $375,000. A tuskless elephant can often be considered “crippled”. If an elephant is tuskless, it might have to try really hard to survive. Tusks are used to dig for food and water, to dig up trees and branches and move them around, for self defense and sexual display. Elephants can be tuskless for many reasons, one of them being genetics. If the mother elephant does not have tusks from their genetics or maybe because somebody hunted them for their tusks, then when they have a baby, that elephant might not have tusks. If a mother doesn’t have tusks, there is still a chance for the baby to have them, but they do not always have them. 15% of female elephants and 9% of male elephants are born without tusks. In Luangwa, more than 38% of elephants are tuskless (“BBC News”). Ever heard of World Elephant Day? World Elephant day is on August 12th, and it was established in 2012. This day helps spread the awareness on the existential threat elephants face from poachers and trafficking groups. All over the world, activities like golf tournaments or elephant showings, and sometimes even Masquerades! Marathons are also held to raise money to help the elephants who are hurt. A lot of people have parties or celebrations to recognize elephants and spread the awareness
“This time the hunt was legal. And the …show more content…
While a male’s tusk can be about 250 pounds, that would be about $375,000. A tuskless elephant can often be considered “crippled”. If an elephant is tuskless, it might have to try really hard to survive. Tusks are used to dig for food and water, to dig up trees and branches and move them around, for self defense and sexual display. Elephants can be tuskless for many reasons, one of them being genetics. If the mother elephant does not have tusks from their genetics or maybe because somebody hunted them for their tusks, then when they have a baby, that elephant might not have tusks. If a mother doesn’t have tusks, there is still a chance for the baby to have them, but they do not always have them. 15% of female elephants and 9% of male elephants are born without tusks. In Luangwa, more than 38% of elephants are tuskless (“BBC News”). Ever heard of World Elephant Day? World Elephant day is on August 12th, and it was established in 2012. This day helps spread the awareness on the existential threat elephants face from poachers and trafficking groups. All over the world, activities like golf tournaments or elephant showings, and sometimes even Masquerades! Marathons are also held to raise money to help the elephants who are hurt. A lot of people have parties or celebrations to recognize elephants and spread the awareness