#forestelephants

[trunkupwines]

Greed and corruption fuels these decisions from country leaders. Won’t they be surprised when their KARMA comes home to roost, sooner than they think. @forestelephantfoundation ・・・ Botswana has recently lifted the ban on elephant hunting saying the move was justified by an increase in population as its impact on farmers’ livelihoods. Governments keep saying that hunting is justifiable to reduce over population of elephants but the reality is that fewer than 450,000 elephants remain according to the Great Elephant Census of 2016, and well down from the 3 to 5 million less than 100 years ago. Less than 100,000 of these elephants are forest elephants. In Africa there is one elephant per 20 000 people. While the human population is rapidly increasing, elephant numbers are plummeting. There are alternative conservation measures that can be implemented to minimise human wildlife conflict rather than killing elephants and promoting wildlife trade. We keep causing habitat loss and then we say there are too many elephants? Very shocking and disappointing decision by #Botswana————————————————————#conservation #elephants #endangered #forestelephants #trophyhunting #conservation #cruel #archaic #JoinTheHerd #elephant #forest #Africa #southafrica #namibia #zimbabwe #antipoaching #endextinction #banwildlifetrade #cites #iucn ———————————————————— PC: Martyn Colbeck #keepfightingforelephants #bekindtoelephants https://www.instagram.com/p/ByLny7LA-9B/?igshid=kxh343lcj7mb

[rweteerasafaripark]

Ever seen forest elephants? At Kibale forest, you can spot forest elephants while on primate trekking. #visituganda🇺🇬 #elephant #kibaletours #kibalenationalpark #forestelephants #fortportaltourismcity (at Kibale National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQpPNzfrW-l/?utm_medium=tumblr

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

Save the elephants, and then you save forest, and then you save yourself.” - Mark Shand Elephants are enormously important to the habitats where they live and originate. “Elephants are among the most intelligent of the creatures with whom we share the planet, with complex consciousnesses that are capable of strong emotions. Across Africa they have inspired respect from the people that share the landscape with them, giving them a strong cultural significance. As icons of the continent elephants are tourism magnets, attracting funding that helps protect wilderness areas. They are also keystone species, playing an important role in maintaining the biodiversity of the ecosystems in which they live.” - Save The Elephants #Elephants #AfricanElephants #AsianElephants #ForestElephants #PygmyElephants #Quote #MarkShand #KeystoneSpecies #ImportanceOfElephants https://www.instagram.com/p/CC8-807FdVE/?igshid=2niyfij5ktqw

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

African Forest Elephants In Clearings In The Rainforest Known As Bais. Researchers from the Elephant Listening Project study these elephants and develop an elephant sounds dictionary by match sounds with particular behavior and interactions. ********************************************* This is a #repost from @elephantlisteningproject via @PhotoAroundApp Perhaps one of the most unique aspects of forest elephant ecology is their attraction to clearings in the forest where they seek out minerals and social interactions. Clearings, called 'bais' by Central Africans, are highly diverse in terms of their physical character and in the mineral resources available from them. Dzanga Bai in Central African Republic has been a key field site for ELP’s research and models initially derived from this spot have been tested and applied elsewhere. #Elephants #Bai #ForestElephants #AfricanElephant #AfricanForestElephant #RainforestAnimals https://www.instagram.com/p/B9U6PcqA1Gc/?igshid=1xdfet52hdjxs

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

African Forest Elephants In Clearings In The Rainforest Known As Bais. Researchers from the Elephant Listening Project study these elephants and develop an elephant sounds dictionary by matching sounds with particular behaviors and interactions. ********************************************* This is a #repost from @elephantlisteningproject via @PhotoAroundApp Perhaps one of the most unique aspects of forest elephant ecology is their attraction to clearings in the forest where they seek out minerals and social interactions. Clearings, called 'bais' by Central Africans, are highly diverse in terms of their physical character and in the mineral resources available from them. Dzanga Bai in Central African Republic has been a key field site for ELP’s research and models initially derived from this spot have been tested and applied elsewhere. #Elephants #Bai #ForestElephants #AfricanElephant #AfricanForestElephant #RainforestAnimals https://www.instagram.com/p/B7K4NvvAc54/?igshid=1n3xda7l0ogu5

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

African Forest Elephants In Clearings In The Rainforest Known As Bais. Researchers from the Elephant Listening Project study these elephants and develop an elephant sounds dictionary by match sounds with particular behavior and interactions. ********************************************* This is a #repost from @elephantlisteningproject via @PhotoAroundApp Perhaps one of the most unique aspects of forest elephant ecology is their attraction to clearings in the forest where they seek out minerals and social interactions. Clearings, called 'bais' by Central Africans, are highly diverse in terms of their physical character and in the mineral resources available from them. Dzanga Bai in Central African Republic has been a key field site for ELP’s research and models initially derived from this spot have been tested and applied elsewhere. #Elephants #Bai #ForestElephants #AfricanElephant #AfricanForestElephant #RainforestAnimals https://www.instagram.com/p/Buo2ywzAypY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dj47wrzkd7z5

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

This is a gathering together of forest elephants in clearing in the African rainforest called a bai. This looks like the largest bai called Dzanga Bai in the Central African Republic. Scientists have been studying elephant communication there for many years in an effort called The Elephant Listening Project a division of The Cornell Lab. . #ForestElephants #Bai #Africa #CentralAfricanRepublic #Elephant https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqk7fTHhAwy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ikuxqr5v5okj

[trunkupwines]

Elephants are the best! Stick up for them whenever you can-we do here @trunkupwines We are completely in LOVE and it’s not going away-#bekindtoelephants @dswt @forestelephantfoundation ・・・ Did you know that Forest elephants have the smallest family groups of all 3 elephant species? According to Andrea Turkalo (the leading expert in forest elephants) forest elephants have an estimated average family group of around 3 individuals. However it is not uncommon to observe family groups of up to 7, which is more akin to Savanna and Asian elephant family sizes. Further studies need to be conducted to find out why the groups are smaller however forest elephants are difficult to study as they spend up to 95% of their time in thick impenetrable forests meaning they cannot be observed from the air. Elephant families form the foundation of elephant society for all species of elephant! ----------------------------------- #elephants #elephant #forestelephant #forestelephants #rainforest #congobasin #conservation #africa #safari #centralafrica #westafrica #JoinTheHerd #wildlife #animals #nature #naturaleza #antipoaching #WorthMoreAlive #endextinction #research ------------------------------- Photo Credit: Martyn Colbeck Info: @elephantlisteningproject - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/elephant/cyclotis/families.html https://www.instagram.com/p/BnaJcyzHhmu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1atvy5jnycbdf