The Elephant Vanishes

and often lucrative trade in the ivory tusks of mostly African elephants. Elephant poaching is at the extent where the world has seen its worst in a decade, and capture of ivory is at its highest. It is one of the primary reasons why the elephant population, especially African elephants, is declining at a fast rate. This trade has now currently led to the endangerment of African elephants, resulting in the ban of hunting African elephants, and the selling of ivory. There are multiple reasons…

around the world elephants are known to be one of the brightest animals to exist in our time period. The reason for people to think this is because of the many interactions they have together so they work cooperatively to complete a certain task.Though rather these theories are true or not, can be proven through a series of passages and videos. These videos and passages provide an experiment that proves that elephants can work together well. The experiment will require two elephants and their…

Poaching is the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission. Animal poachers kill animals for goods from the animal. Elephants are exotic animals with great relationships with humans. From their large ears to their extensive trunk, elephants are truely magestic animals. Without our help, elephents can perish for good. Rhinos are fine animals who are struggling against poaching. Rhino numbers are plummeting and if we don't act…

Have you ever seen an elephant at a zoo? Well they are the biggest land animals on Earth, but they are also one of the closest animals related to humans when it comes to emotions and intelligence. Both Virginia Morell and Joshua Plotnik explain how elephants are related to humans and how they express emotion. There are many ways that authors show purpose for explaining how elephants behave and work together using intelligence and compassion.Morell wrote about how elephants act closely to a human…

destination. In 2006 elephant poaching goes really high and 120 elephants careers are found at a National Park in Africa. Wildlife trafficking has doubled since 2007. In 2013 around 200 dead pangolins are killed for there skin and sent to China. In 2014 almost 1,215 rhinos were killed by trafficking in South Africa that is one rhino killed…

The trade of rhino horn is a strong indicator of the continuous exploitation of the global south for the purposes of self-benefit, creating the image of power and status, and profit maximization. One can conclude after the following points, the rhino horn trade is a zero sum game in which only the beneficiaries are those at the end of the geographic flow. The current rhino population is estimated at five thousand, they are currently a critically endangered species. Majority of rhinoceros live…

Kenya, a place in mid east Africa; home to thousands of endangered elephants. Humans aren’t the only living things seeking love and affection, animals do too. Not only do humans have an incredible bond with each other, but humans share this bond with elephants as well. With the ability to foster and adopt an elephant, Meghan Clark, author of “Fostering Family,” a story from U.S. Catholic, argues, “Elephants and humans share a deeply emotional and social nature” (8). Animals, as well as people,…

other countries around the world, have been poaching elephants for the ivory in their tusks. Every year it is estimated that over 100,000 elephants are killed and every kill brings elephants close to extinction, which is why there should be stricter consequences for poaching. Currently, in countries around the world, there is a ban and set consequences for the trade of ivory, yet there is no law specifically illegalizing the killing of the elephants. Therefore, trophy hunters, who are…

existed in its origin. An example would be the continuously growing change in elephants. Most elephants in the past were born with tusks. It was about 2-5% of all elephants that weren’t. However in the present day, more and more are being born without them, saving them from poachers. Numbers increased in the 90’s to 25% and now upwards of 38%. The more poaching being done in an area, the greater percentage of elephants that are born without tusks. If you want to read more into this, here’s one…

Ivory trafficking is an immense problem that is threatening the lives of the diminishing African elephant population. In an attempt to raise awareness of the crisis, the documentary was filmed undercover for sixteen months in the heart of the problem. Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani’s documentary “The Ivory Game” expresses the concern of elephants possibly becoming extinct due to poaching for their ivory tusks. The film delves into well-known poachers and their hotspots in an attempt to arrest…