What is ivory and why does it belong on elephants?
We’ve all seen photographs of majestic elephants sporting long, off-white tusks on either side of their trunks. This ivory is both beautiful on the animals and essential to the species’ survival. But what exactly is it?
Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Elephant tusks serve many purposes. These extended teeth can be used to protect the elephant's trunk, lift and move objects, gather food, and strip bark from trees. They can also be used for defense. During times of drought, elephants even use …
Why do people buy elephant ivory? | Magazine Articles | WWF
The array of objects on offer is staggering, but so is what they’re made from: the tusks of elephants—ivory. “The loss or endangerment of any species has an undeniable ripple effect. Stopping the illegal ivory trade and ending the demand for elephant ivory products will take smart, interconnected efforts across the planet.
African Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Upper incisor teeth develop into tusks in African elephants and grow throughout their lifetime. There are two species of African elephants—the savanna (or bush) elephant and the forest elephant. Savanna elephants are larger than forest elephants, and their tusks curve outwards.
Stopping Elephant Ivory Demand | Initiatives | WWF - World …
Each year, at least 20,000 African elephants are illegally killed for their tusks. A decade-long resurgence in demand for elephant ivory, particularly in parts of Asia, has fueled this rampant poaching epidemic.
African Forest Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
African forest elephants are smaller than African savanna elephants, the other African elephant species. Their ears are more oval-shaped and their tusks are straighter and point downward (the tusks of savanna elephants curve outwards).
Top 10 Elephant Facts - World Wildlife Fund
Elephant tusks serve many purposes. These extended teeth can be used to protect the elephant's trunk, lift and move objects, gather food, and strip bark from trees. They can also be used for defense.
Asian Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Although most of this ivory comes from poaching of African elephants, Asian elephants (tusked males) are also illegally hunted for their ivory. There is also a steady market for other elephant products, such as skin, tail hair, and meat, which continues to fuel poaching, a significant threat to already small elephant populations found in many ...
Indian Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Asian elephants are poached for their ivory tusks, but unlike their African cousins only male Asian elephants have tusks. Every poaching event further skews the sex ratio which contrains breeding rates for the species.
Two years after China bans elephant ivory trade, demand for …
2019年12月31日 · More than 20,000 elephants annually are killed for their tusks. Yet two years later, China’s policy change appears to be having an impact. In the wake of the ban, WWF conducted annual surveys of Chinese consumers and found a …