- Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
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
- Top 10 Elephant Facts - World Wildlife Fund
Though elephants are native to only Africa and Asia, they hold significant cultural and symbolic meaning around the world WWF focuses on conserving the world's largest land mammal in landscapes across both Asia and Africa
- Species Spotlight: African Elephant | Pages | WWF
Elephants are a keystone species that dramatically affect their landscape as seed dispersers, influencing forest composition
- Tackling critical threats facing Asian elephants | Stories | WWF
Unfortunately, the elephants in Southeast Asia and China are facing critical threats to their survival, with only around 8,000 to 11,000 left in eight countries: Cambodia, China, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam
- Indian Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Elephants are not only a cultural icon in India and throughout Asia, they also help to maintain the integrity of their forest and grassland habitats
- African Elephant | Species | WWF
The presence of African elephants helps to maintain suitable habitats for many other species In central African forests, up to 30 percent of tree species may require elephants to help with dispersal and germination
- The status of African elephants | Magazine Articles | WWF
In East Africa, elephant populations have nearly halved in a decade Botswana is currently home to more elephants than any other African country, and southern Africa remains a stronghold for 293,000, or 70%, of the estimated remaining African elephants
- African savanna elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
African savanna elephants are the largest species of elephant and the biggest terrestrial animal on Earth They are easily distinguished by their very large ears—which allow them to radiate excess heat—and front legs which are noticeably longer than the hind legs
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