On Today
World Elephant Day
Date
12 August 2021
History
The motivation for the first World Elephant Day was to draw attention to the plight of these majestic creatures to populations and cultures all over the world. Due to their pleasant and intelligent nature, the world’s largest land animals are loved worldwide. But, unfortunately, these magnificent creatures face multiple threats to their survival.
Meaning
Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth and have distinctly massive bodies, large ears, and long trunks. They use their trunks to pick up objects, trumpet warnings, greet other elephants, or suck up water for drinking or bathing, among other uses. An addition to it, the Hindu God Lord Ganesha's structure has been an estimate of an Elephant's body design.
One major issue is the ivory trade. Currently, the demand for ivory is the biggest in China, with the price of ivory often exceeding the price of gold, something that makes elephants bigger targets than ever. The economics here work firmly against the humble elephant. Extreme levels of poverty in Africa, Thailand and India; mean that people can often make a month’s wages or more from the ivory of a single animal, selling it on the international market.
Habitation loss is also a danger to the world’s elephant population as it deprives elephants of the hundreds of pounds of food they need every day, making it more difficult for them to breed and making it easier for poachers to track them down. Unfortunately, researchers believe that loss of habitat is the primary driver for the loss of elephants in the wild.
= visit a zoo
= learn about lord Ganesha
= Donate to WWF for elephants
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Final Conclusion
“World Elephant Day is an opportunity for everyone to get together to find ways to reduce conflict between humans and elephants.”
Save elephants. The giant beauty of nature.
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