And, here in the U.S., the Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing the chiru under the Endangered Species Act. The Service has until October to make its final ruling. Stopping over-exploitation of wild species in international trade is an ongoing process. The bond of wild elephant families is incredibly strong. There are stories of elephants using leaves and grass to bury elephant and human remains, and shattering the tusks of dead elephants against trees or rocks.
Continued vigilance is needed to save elephants for future generations.
Third Photo , A young elephant at Daphne Sheldrick's wildlife orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya. Daphne and her committed corps of specialized animal handlers help rear young orphaned wildlife including elephants, rhinos, and zebras with the ultimate goal if reintroduction in the wild. Fourth Photo , Minke whale butchered on a Japanese whaling boat in the Antarctic. According to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, despite the 1986 IWC ban on commercial whaling, Japan and Norway kill over 1,000 minke whales each year. A logging vehicle in Central Africa transports both hunters and their fresh kill for the bushmeat market.