From Dumbo to Barbar, Horton to Manny, elephants are everywhere in pop culture! Humans obviously have a gargantuan obsession with these gentle giants, and here at Elephantopia, we do too! But before I tell you… continue reading
Since 25 February 2014, the United States has enacted a federal ivory ban. But what exactly does this ban do? Here's a brief synopsis - which should make it obvious why we need ivory bans at… continue reading
We just don't get it. Last year, every rhino was killed in Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. Poachers were the perpetrators. And so it continues: there are now only 3 northern white rhinos left in… continue reading
A question you may have asked: Why do we need State and Local laws to ban ivory and rhino horn if there are already federal laws in place? There has been confusion regarding federal law on… continue reading
We are proud to have signed an open letter to Xi Jinping along with comedian Ricky Gervais, actor Joanna Lumley Labour MP Tessa Jowell, former environment minister Richard Benyon and Kenyan politician and conservationist Richard Leakey to… continue reading
Around the United States there is a movement, a movement to say NO to IVORY. The United States is the second highest consumer of ivory. An ivory ban would send a clear signal to the… continue reading
Below is an article from the South China Morning Post. As elephants are becoming a quickly vanishing species due large in part to the illegal ivory trade, so also the art of ivory carving could… continue reading
10,000 elephants...that's how many elephants have been slaughtered in just one African nation in 2013 to feed China's greed and ivory lust. That's nearly 30 elephants killed each day. According to the EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency), Tanzania… continue reading
In Namibia, 14 rhinos have been killed by poachers since the start of 2014. This country has the highest concentration of black rhinos (pictured below), home to 1,750 of only 5,000 black rhinos left in… continue reading
Every year, October 4 is World Animal Day. And this year over 130 cities around the world celebrated this special day by participating in the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos (GMFER). Thousands of people… continue reading