Asian Elephants

Asian Elephants

Hailey Montville Period 6April 7th

Environment• Found in the southeast Asia region• Can be found in grasslands, tropical forest,

and deciduous forest• 170-200 kilograms of food per day, which

consist of grass and crops• They have no natural predators, but some

weaker elephants are targeted by tigers

Without them…• The economy would suffer because they

attract many tourist• Farming and forestry would become a much

more complicated task in these regions• Used for many religious ceremonies and

festivals

Protection • World wildlife fund • TRAFFIC (working to ban poaching and

domestic ivory)• The U.S has set up an anti-ivory station at

every port; and if caught it is confiscated• Many wildlife conservations and zoo’s

How it happened…

• The prices for ivory (animal tusks, teeth, etc.) went up over the past few decades.

• Poaching is the illegal hunting of animals, so the prices went up for the buyers

• If an elephant is approached, it naturally attacks which usually results in a death either way

What needs to be done• More poaching and domestic ivory laws

should be put into place • Funding and wildlife conservation should

continue, and if necessary, taken to another level

• They shouldn’t be approached and should be allowed in their natural habitats without being bothered or harmed

Bibliography

• http://www.uscites.gov/us-efforts-control-illegal-elephant-ivory-trade-and-internal-markets

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_elephant• http://

wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/bhutan/projects/index.cfm?uProjectID=BT0884

• http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsianElephants/factasianelephant.cfm