#WorldElephantDay Shout out from our friends @savingthesurvivors & its founder conservation #wildographer & wildlife vet Dr @jrmarais. ・・・ @savingthesurvivors work with one of the planet's most intelligent animals is wide ranging, from treating poaching victims and orphans, to breeding programs and educating and empowering local communities to live alongside these majestic mammals. Ivory poaching, habitat loss and fragmentation, as well as human-wildlife conflict are all putting pressure on the great Elephant herds of Africa and Asia. Before Europeans colonised Africa, there were more than 20 million elephants on the continent. Now fewer than 400,000 remain! Reducing the trade in ivory, conserving the large habitats where they roam and finding corridors between these areas, as well as helping communities develop sustainable livelihoods are all important strategies to maintain and help increase Elephant numbers, where they were once so numerous. Please support their invaluable work protecting Africa's remaining Elephants by donating via the button or link in our Bio. #savingthesurvivors #creatinghopefromhurt #worldelephantday #worldelephantday2020 #elephant #vetsofinstagram #elephantsofinstagram #wildlife #wildlifephotography #vet #veterinarymedicine #elephantconservation #wildography #johanmarais #endangeredspecies #wildlifewednesday #wildlifelovers #wildlifeaddicts #natureaddict #animalelite #wildlifeprotectors #repost 📸 STS founder Dr. @jrmarais https://www.instagram.com/p/CDyLC8Agg7U/?igshid=of1fbly4a6ol
