Everything Elephant – Understanding the Crisis

The African elephant is probably the most loved of all the natural wonders of the African continent.
The largest living land mammal, elephants have stirred the imaginations, and emotions of humans for centuries.
But our relationship with them is – and has been since before the time of the Romans – tainted by our obsession with their teeth.

In pursuing the magnificent tusks, humans have slaughtered elephants in their millions.

After a brief respite following the carnage of the 1970s and ‘80s, which halved the population, elephants are once again under siege. In an attempt to get to grips with the scale of the crisis, science editor for Africa Geographic (I am one of the bloggers for this magazine) Tim Jackson interviewed scientists, researchers, NGOs and policymakers across the conservation and trade spectrum, and wrote this comprehensive article.

I have referenced this on AfricaInside.org because it is one of the most fact filled informative pieces I have found on Elephants.

Let me know what you think.

*Featured image from Chris Martin. THANKS CHRIS!