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Why We Love Elephants

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…
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God’s Ivory - The Disconnect between Devotion and Slaughter

This week, Saving the Wild featured a story about ivory and religion. Our founder and director Elizabeth Chitwood had the pleasure of speaking with author Jamie Joseph  about Elephantopia's petition to Pope Francis last year and the…
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Update from Last Week’s Ivory Summit in London

Last year, 50,000 elephants were killed. In case you missed that, in 2013, 50,000 elephants were killed for their tusks. Or think of this: every 15 minutes an elephant dies in Africa.  You may wonder, how…
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Happy Weekend: Grandma Knows Best

http://youtu.be/uV4e3n4PqUk Just another example of how important the matriarch is to the survival of the family. Unfortunately, poachers usually target the matriarch for her large tusks. Please say NO to ivory and share.
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The Crush, First Hand

[youtube=http://youtu.be/fkZevvee2d4] "IVORY BELONGS TO ELEPHANTS - ELEPHANTS IN THE WILD."
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The March Made it to NatGeo!

Read a great article shared on National Geographic about the upcoming International March for Elephants - it's not too late to join a city, find one near you at www.marchforelephants.org! “Whoever has seen these giants…
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HAPPY WEEKEND: Goofy Baby Elephant

Life is fun! Come on, let's play! [youtube=http://youtu.be/b6BKgcgfP_8]
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A Herd 1000 Strong

Today, Elephantopia's Facebook page reached 1000 LIKES. That is incredible, to know that over 1000 people from around the globe are joining together to learn more about elephants and spread awareness to others. Did you…
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Disappearing Beauty

"With the disappearance of elephants, the continent is losing a part of its soul." ~Julie Owona of Cameroon
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Earth Day: Earth Week

  EARTH DAY & EVERY DAY WISDOM from Daphne Sheldrick: “We share our earth with Elephants; we care, feel and love just as they do. As highly intelligent animals who have walked this earth longer…
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