Asian Elephant

The poaching of elephants and the ivory trade has become an extremely pressing and controversial issue over the past few years, most noticeably in Botswana perspectives have been altered and bias has been made. This issue has sparked unrest and controversy all around the world. Protests began in Botswana concerning it, dividing the environmentalist from the poachers. From the 1970’s to the late 1980’s, elephant populations were slaughtered due to the legal regulated trade in ivory, which…

Northern Elephant Seal project Northern Elephant Seal project Description These seals are named Elephant seals because adult males have large noses that look like an elephant's trunk. Adult males could grow to over 13 feet in length and weigh up to 4,500 pounds. The females, however, are much smaller than the males. They could grow over 10 feet in length and 1,500 pounds. The northern elephant seal is the second largest seal in the world, after the southern elephant seal. It travels on land by…

the world we have today, an African Elephant would live longer because Asian elephants have to carry a lot of weight, with causes stress, depression, and arthritis. Also, the population of the African elephant has about 10 to 20x more living species. The elephants do not deserve to die or to be in captivity. Research has found that 40% of tourists of the top nationalities visiting said they had been or were planning to ride an elephant, so captive elephants in Thailand gave rides to almost…

implemented have been suggested in the NEAP to fight against elephant poaching in Malawi. Firstly, the NEAP stipulates monitoring the demand for ivory in consumer countries: the high levels of those environmental crimes are a direct response of the equally high request. Imposing real controls in the demand would reduce immediately the issue. This aim could be achieved by raising awareness…

Elephant ivory has been in demand from Victorian England and Asia for decorative purposes (Marston et al., 190). According to the International Union of Conservation of Nature, ivory trade is three times as large as it was in 1998. Most ivory is traded from Africa to Asia (Fisher, 2013). The connections made between countries discloses a roadmap of the needs and demands of people globally. Even though globalization reflects the political, economic and environmental linkages between countries, it…

An elephant is killed every 15 minutes and now some believe that in 12 years the elephant population will be extinct. This is due to habitat destruction, disease but mostly the illegal poaching of elephants for their ivory (Gandelman, 2013). This poaching has caused the population to rapidly decline and the threat of extinction is near. Elephants are an essential part of the ecosystem and existing and new ways to restore the population should be considered. Between the years of 1970 and 1990,…

Elephants are known for living in an expansive amount of land where they have room to roam and walk around. They can walk for around 40 to 50 miles a day and are active for around 20 hours a day just browsing, foraging and other activities. Therefore, our zoos are not capable of meeting all the needs of such a large animal. Therefore these elephants should not be in zoos. Elephants in zoos have remarkably shorter lifespans compared to their wild counterparts. Females elephants born in the…

the power to create, to conserve and spread compassion. Our potential for this is also evident. Which one would you prefer? The elephant population is quickly decreasing, and it's impacting all of us. Many people are killing elephants for their tusks but they don’t realize what the effect that is having on god’s wonderful creation. I found out about the danger elephants are in while I was in middle school watching a documentary on the animal planet because naturally, that’s what any 12 year does…

Poaching elephants is a serious problem in Africa Ivory is used for piano key, sculptures, and jewelry . Hundreds of elephants are being killed for their ivory, because of this they are becoming an endangered species. All over Africa different organization are trying to stop the trade of ivory and the extinction of the African elephant. They poaching of elephants for ivory has been going on for centuries, and is even said to be the cause of the northern african elephant extinction. King and…

Did you know poachers are the biggest threat to African Elephants? They are being killed illegally for their ivory which is their tusks. Lots of poachers were armed with grenades and AK-47s, they killed more than 300 elephants at Bouba Ndjida National Park, Cameroon, in 2012. Poachers have killed 100,00 elephants in the last 3 years. The elephant population has declined by 64 percent in a decade and at this rate they will be extinct soon. Ivory is a very expensive material and is illegal to…