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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
Baby elephant learns to use her trunk | Videos | WWF A four-month-old baby Sumatran elephant is growing fast and learning lots of new things, including how to use her trunk efficiently at the Flying Squad camp where her mother is part of a WWF and government effort to reduce human conflict with wild elephants in Indonesia
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
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
Sri Lankan Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund Elephants hold symbolic, cultural and economic importance in Sri Lanka They attract tourists who visit national parks to observe elephants in the wild They support logging operations by dragging felled logs and have special significance in religious events
Asian Elephant | Species | WWF Elephants and many other wildlife species are now finding their historical corridors and forest habitats fragmented and destroyed This is pushing people and wildlife into closer proximity to each other, resulting in increased negative, and often dangerous interactions
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
Can you guess why elephants and other wildlife might venture into . . . Rural communities living near wildlife areas are the most directly affected by human-wildlife conflict Wildlife—such as elephants, hippos, hyenas, and snow leopards—can venture into nearby villages in search of food or water They sometimes damage crops, attack livestock, and destroy property