Analyzing the Problem Ask students to list the limiting factors mentioned above and any others that they can think of that determine the number of elephants who can survive in South Africa's nature reserves. Then ask them which factors can be managed by humans in order to help the park support a larger elephant population. Elephants are just one of the species put at risk as hunters kill them for their meat. The Utilization of Wild Meat in Eastern and Southern Africa . Have students read the report and then discuss the role of wildlife conservation and food security in finding a solution to the bush meat threat.
Students can visit the Web sites of elephant programs around the world.
Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, Greenbrier, Arkansas. The sanctuary is dedicated to helping elephants that have been injured, released from circuses, or abandoned when their owners could no longer feed them. Elephant Nature Park , Thailand. This park in northern Thailand is an eco-adventure park and wildlife sanctuary. Ivory is not the only natural resource exploited by African rebels in order to finance their armies.