“We must urgently put an end to poaching and ensure that sufficient suitable habitat for both forest and savanna elephants is conserved.” This piece of cautionary advice was delivered by Dr Bruno Oberle, Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that compiles the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species which brings … Continue reading »
It is beyond belief that in 2021 the sale of elephant skins is condoned and deemed legal by the regulatory board CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) that is supposed to protect those species of wildlife who are under threat of extinction. CITES has banned the sale/trade in elephant ivory. Yet our #elephants, … Continue reading »
Dear Elephants: Is it here already… World Wildlife Day 2021? The thing is, this day will always be about you, our elephants, the most majestic species on earth. You make your home in a variety of habitats including deserts, swamps and the highlands but more commonly live in savannas, grasslands and even forests, which … Continue reading »
While humans may not agree on a number of things in life what should present no dilemma is how elephants exemplify a model of behavior to which we should all aspire. Elephant Spoken Here has long shared our love of elephants and our feelings of how almost perfect they truly are. If humans were more … Continue reading »
Sometimes all you need to brighten your day is a baby elephant video. This little African elephant seems to be getting in a really good scratch and then, as she rolls to the ground, a good kick of her legs in the air as she then tumbles off the edge of the grass at the … Continue reading »
Newborn baby elephant On wobbly feet this wee one may look fragile but with encouragement from her elephant herd she takes her first baby elephant steps toward mama’s comforting side, ever determined, even after a couple of tumbles, to complete the task at hand. Whilst doing trunk twirls, maybe thinking her way through, or just … Continue reading »
Artist: Addison Size: 9 x 6 inches Medium: Watercolor Colors: grey elephant, teal green straps (holding peanut ‘lunchbox’ on his back) Featuring: “Elephant with his lunchbox… When working in remote areas bringing your lunch is mandatory.” Title: Original Elephant Watercolor … Elephant with Lunchbox by Addison Featured at: ArtPal/Addison Continue reading »
Share your love of elephants and your commitment to elephant conservation with Elephant Spoken Here, now on Twitter @ESHelephants Save Our Elephants in the wild Help our Elephants in captivity Elephants Need US Images: CC Flickr: by TalAtlas baby elephant bliss eating browse from trees & by GuarikaW, Sri Lankan elephant … Continue reading »
It is such a rare occasion to discover elephant twins that the Amboseli Trust for Elephants has only 3 documented cases of twin births in the past 48 years (Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa). 051420 Sadly, few elephant twins “survive into adulthood”.# #102218 In most cases one calf dies when twins are born.+ +112416 … Continue reading »
For months now Botswana wildlife officials have been reluctant # to blame the deaths of an estimated 330 (± 45 ) ** elephants, found primarily in the country’s Okavango Delta, (70% of those elephant deaths occurred near their water holes) on a toxic bacteria. But as more conclusive results have come in from “specialist laboratories” … Continue reading »