Today is Earth Day! A day to celebrate the world we live in and share with over 7 billion other people, not to mention the enormous diversity of life in plant and animal species in… continue reading
Earlier this month we posted an acronym for ELEPHANT on our Facebook page and invited you to share with us ONE WORD that describes ELEPHANT to you. Some of the responses are quoted below: Gift… continue reading
As a new week begins, I like to think: how am going to make a difference? Alison Langevad Photography shared some truly inspirational photographs from Botswana with Elephantopia, and I decided to post a picture on Elephantopia's Facebook… continue reading
What a week of celebrations here in the US this week! And it was because of elephant advocates like YOU! When a united community of elephant advocates get together, our voice is heard. Earlier this… continue reading
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. "Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community?" The illegal ivory trade not only slaughters Elephants, but it also encourages terrorism, destroys African families, and motivates greed.… continue reading
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… continue reading
Recently in Chad, armed ivory poachers slaughtered 86 elephants - including 33 pregnant females. And this horrific event doesn't end here and now, but as said Celine Sissler-Bienvenu from IFAW states, "Even if the conditions were… continue reading
Daphne Sheldrick of The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, shared this prayer on Elephant Advocacy earlier this week. No matter what your system of belief may be, may this prayer bring peace to many who are… continue reading
TODAY negotiations begin at the CITES conference in Bangkok. The fate of the African elephants hangs in the balance. “Enough is enough. Ivory trade and conservation are incompatible” says former Chair of the CITES Standing Committee which… continue reading