Asian Elephants
Publications
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Species Fact Sheet: Asian Elephant (PDF, 816.89 KB)
Learn about the threats facing Asian elephants and what WWF is doing to protect these animals and their habitats.
Asian Elephants Under Threat as Illegal Ivory Prices Soar in Vietnam (PDF, 467.58 KB)
Southeast Asia’s few surviving elephants are under increasing threat from booming illegal ivory prices in Vietnam, according to a new market analysis released by TRAFFIC – the world’s largest wildlife trade monitoring network, and a joint program of IUCN and WWF.
Gone in an Instant (PDF, 12.90 MB)
The trade in illegally grown coffee is driving the destruction of Rhino, Tiger, and Elephant habitats in Indonesia.
Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation Measures Practiced in South Asia (PDF, 1.69 MB)
Human-elephant conflict (HEC) has come to seriously threaten the survival of elephants in the wild. If left unchecked it will result in the demise of an icon of Asia's heritage.
Satellite Tracking of Borneo's Pygmy Elephants (PDF, 6.30MB)
Read the study WWF launched to discover more about the mysterious Borneo pygmy elephant.
Elephant and Ivory Trade in Myanmar (PDF, 1.34 MB)
The illegal killing and capture of elephants for trade continues to be a major cause of decline in Myanmar’s Wild Asian Elephant populations.
Traffic Newsletter - May 2006
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