The African elephants have played a very important part in human culture for hundreds of years. Their size, strength, and stature have intrigued people of many countries. But unfortunately the lack of space, the human difficulty to see them as “good neighbors” and the overexploitation make them one of the most common animals to be in danger of extinction. There are different ways we could conserve this amazing animals, at least for a few more years.
Elephants are not just animals, they have served as helpers in war, have entertained people of all ages at the circuses; they are a symbol of courage and loyalty to many countries. They are considered a key in African landscape; they pull down trees, break up bushes, dig waterholes, and forge trails. The natural lifespan of an elephant is about 70 years, is comparable to a human's but sadly in the last few decades there has been a dramatic decline in elephant population.
As many other big animal, elephants need a huge habitat because of their size and the amount of food they eat, and humans see this as a threat. We basically see them as competitors. The size of the land has been reduces in the past years to be able to do constructions for humans. Bur there are solutions to this like building parks specially for them or tried to keep them in a zoo.
Hunting is another problem regarding elephants; hunters have killed elephants for their ivory tusks because in society ivory became more valuable than gold. Although Elephant hunting became illegal in many countries, it still exists.
There are ways we could save these animals, like building parks especially for them and although they might not be big enough for them it keeps they far from being killed or dying of starvation. Trade prohibition is another thing we could do. We have to start by realizing how important elephant are in the world, and do everything we can to keep them with us for many years to show the generations to come the beauty of these species.
Elephants are not just animals, they have served as helpers in war, have entertained people of all ages at the circuses; they are a symbol of courage and loyalty to many countries. They are considered a key in African landscape; they pull down trees, break up bushes, dig waterholes, and forge trails. The natural lifespan of an elephant is about 70 years, is comparable to a human's but sadly in the last few decades there has been a dramatic decline in elephant population.
As many other big animal, elephants need a huge habitat because of their size and the amount of food they eat, and humans see this as a threat. We basically see them as competitors. The size of the land has been reduces in the past years to be able to do constructions for humans. Bur there are solutions to this like building parks specially for them or tried to keep them in a zoo.
Hunting is another problem regarding elephants; hunters have killed elephants for their ivory tusks because in society ivory became more valuable than gold. Although Elephant hunting became illegal in many countries, it still exists.
There are ways we could save these animals, like building parks especially for them and although they might not be big enough for them it keeps they far from being killed or dying of starvation. Trade prohibition is another thing we could do. We have to start by realizing how important elephant are in the world, and do everything we can to keep them with us for many years to show the generations to come the beauty of these species.
