We could be the generation that lets elephants become extinct. A shocking 20,000 elephants are killed every year for their ivory. Scientists and conservationists agree that at this rate, both African and Asian elephants will be extinct in the...

We could be the generation that lets elephants become extinct. A shocking 20,000 elephants are killed every year for their ivory. Scientists and conservationists agree that at this rate, both African and Asian elephants will be extinct in the...
By Sharon Vega - OneGreenPlanet An elephant named Happy has been at the Bronx Zoo for over 40 years and has been alone for 13 years. She was captured as a baby from Thailand in the early 1970’s. Elephants belong with their herds. They are...
Botswana is home to one-third of the entire elephant population in Africa. Elephants are constantly in danger of poaching, habitat loss, and more human-inflicted threats. That’s why humans should be doing all they can to protect them. Yet, Botswana has in...
Following investigations and evidence that once more Zimbabwe Authorities have unlawfully captured infant Elephants for export to Chinese and Pakistan Zoos and Circuses bringing the debate of the Live Elephants Trade back into the spotlight as 37 infants awaiting...
he best type of ivory comes from the middle of the elephant’s tusk, where it’s firm and flawless. Poachers try to slaughter the largest elephant to get the most bang for their buck -- often the matriarch, leaving her baby elephants left to fend for...
Tens of thousands of elephants continue to be slaughtered every year for their tusks. This slaughter is fuelled by demand for ivory by consumers in many countries, including Japan, but also in the EU. Between 2007 and 2014, one elephant was killed every 15...
By African Wildlife Foundation Stop the clock on poaching An elephant is being killed nearly every 15 minutes for its ivory… and rhinos are being poached at unsustainable rates for their horns. There are several proven strategies to protect them from needless...
Recipient: President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa We don't know their names. We don't know where exactly they are from. What we do know is that at some point or another 35 baby elephants were snatched away from their mothers, rounded up and sent to a...
GLOBAL MARCH FOR ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS started this petition to Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund GMFER supports the efforts of the Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund, a non-profit and non-governmental organisation working in Japan that contributes to the conservation...
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has once again ripped baby elephants from their mothers in the wild for export to foreign zoos. Now, it wants to export 35 baby elephants to China. Since 2012, Zimbabwe has captured and exported 108...