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Get to know Asian elephants—and the threats they face

Get to know Asian elephants...

 

The 2nd biggest land mammals in the world!

Asian elephant < African elephant

 

Culturally
important

Luck | Sacred | Wisdom | National symbol | Power & strength | Art dance & ceremonies

 

Especially threatened in Southeast Asia and China

Approx. 10,000 population

 

Important ecosystem engineers & forest gardeners

Dispersing seeds, fertilizing the land that helps plants and forests grow | Forging paths in dense forests for other animals | Creating habitats for other organisms

...and their problems

 

Habitat loss and fragmentation

 

Poaching

 

Human-elephant conflict

 

Small/isolated
populations

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

The Elly Allies seeks to to work in collaboration with partners including communities, governments, private sector and others to...

  • Address habitat loss
  • Manage human-elephant conflict
  • Understand, protect declining elephant populations

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION

  • Support Asian elephant conservation efforts
  • Learn more
  • Spread the word

BECOME AN ELLY ALLY

Will You Join Us?

Pledge to work together to solve the world's greatest environmental problems and protect wildlife around the world.

Adopt an Elephant

Make a symbolic elephant adoption to help save some of the world's most endangered animals from extinction and support WWF's conservation efforts.