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Since 2011 August 12 has been set aside as World Elephant Day Supported by numerous conservation agencies itrsquos a day to ldquospread awareness share knowledge and provide solutions for better care and management of both captive and wild elephantsrdquo Elephants face numerous challenges including poaching habitat loss exploitation abuse and proximity to human conflict and poverty The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists African elephants as ldquovulnerablerdquo and Asian elephants as ldquoendangeredrdquo

Seit 2011 12 August wurde dieser Tag zum Welt Elefanten-Tag auserkoren Unterstuumltzt durch zahlreiche Naturschutzbehoumlrden ist er ein Tag um bdquoein Bewusstsein zu foumlrdern Wissen zu teilen und Loumlsungen fuumlr eine bessere Betreuung und Verwaltung sowohl gefangener als auch wilder Elefanten zu entwickeln Elefanten stehen vor zahlreichen Herausforderungen einschlieszliglich Wilderei Lebensraumverlust Ausbeutung Missbrauch und der Naumlhe zu menschlichen Konflikten und Armut Die Internationale Union zur Erhaltung der Natur hat die afrikanischen Elefanten als bdquogefaumlhrdetldquo und die asiatischen Elefanten als bdquovom Aussterben bedrohtldquo gelistet

A herd of adult and baby elephants walks in the dawn light with the highest mountain in Africa Mount Kilimanjaro in the background in Amboseli National Park southern Kenya on December 17 2012

A one-and-a-half-month-old baby elephant with its mother at Chitwan National Park in Chitwan south of Kathmandu on December 30 2014

A mahout climbs his elephant as he heads towards the Chitwan National Park at Sauraha in Chitwan south of Kathmandu on December 28 2012

An Asian elephant swims in a 65-meter-long pool at Fuji Safari Park in Susono at the foot of Mt Fuji Japan on July 13 2015

Elephants spray villagers with water during the Songkran water festival in Thailandrsquos Ayutthaya province north of Bangkok on April 10 2015

A five-month-old-orphaned elephant named Tembo plays with his keeper Thomas Chalice who has nurtured the elephant at Tony Fitzjohns Mkomazi rhino sanctuary in Mkomazi Tanzania on June 19 2012

An aerial picture taken on April 5 2013 shows the main herd of elephants in Zakouma National Park 800 kilometers east of NDjamena in Chad Ninety percent of the elephants of the park have been poached in the last decade

A mahout decorates his elephant using chalk while preparing for the Elephant Festival at Sauraha in Chitwan Nepal on December 26 2014

A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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Page 2: World elephant day (fil eminimizer)

Since 2011 August 12 has been set aside as World Elephant Day Supported by numerous conservation agencies itrsquos a day to ldquospread awareness share knowledge and provide solutions for better care and management of both captive and wild elephantsrdquo Elephants face numerous challenges including poaching habitat loss exploitation abuse and proximity to human conflict and poverty The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists African elephants as ldquovulnerablerdquo and Asian elephants as ldquoendangeredrdquo

Seit 2011 12 August wurde dieser Tag zum Welt Elefanten-Tag auserkoren Unterstuumltzt durch zahlreiche Naturschutzbehoumlrden ist er ein Tag um bdquoein Bewusstsein zu foumlrdern Wissen zu teilen und Loumlsungen fuumlr eine bessere Betreuung und Verwaltung sowohl gefangener als auch wilder Elefanten zu entwickeln Elefanten stehen vor zahlreichen Herausforderungen einschlieszliglich Wilderei Lebensraumverlust Ausbeutung Missbrauch und der Naumlhe zu menschlichen Konflikten und Armut Die Internationale Union zur Erhaltung der Natur hat die afrikanischen Elefanten als bdquogefaumlhrdetldquo und die asiatischen Elefanten als bdquovom Aussterben bedrohtldquo gelistet

A herd of adult and baby elephants walks in the dawn light with the highest mountain in Africa Mount Kilimanjaro in the background in Amboseli National Park southern Kenya on December 17 2012

A one-and-a-half-month-old baby elephant with its mother at Chitwan National Park in Chitwan south of Kathmandu on December 30 2014

A mahout climbs his elephant as he heads towards the Chitwan National Park at Sauraha in Chitwan south of Kathmandu on December 28 2012

An Asian elephant swims in a 65-meter-long pool at Fuji Safari Park in Susono at the foot of Mt Fuji Japan on July 13 2015

Elephants spray villagers with water during the Songkran water festival in Thailandrsquos Ayutthaya province north of Bangkok on April 10 2015

A five-month-old-orphaned elephant named Tembo plays with his keeper Thomas Chalice who has nurtured the elephant at Tony Fitzjohns Mkomazi rhino sanctuary in Mkomazi Tanzania on June 19 2012

An aerial picture taken on April 5 2013 shows the main herd of elephants in Zakouma National Park 800 kilometers east of NDjamena in Chad Ninety percent of the elephants of the park have been poached in the last decade

A mahout decorates his elephant using chalk while preparing for the Elephant Festival at Sauraha in Chitwan Nepal on December 26 2014

A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

Bilder The Atlantic

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Page 3: World elephant day (fil eminimizer)

A herd of adult and baby elephants walks in the dawn light with the highest mountain in Africa Mount Kilimanjaro in the background in Amboseli National Park southern Kenya on December 17 2012

A one-and-a-half-month-old baby elephant with its mother at Chitwan National Park in Chitwan south of Kathmandu on December 30 2014

A mahout climbs his elephant as he heads towards the Chitwan National Park at Sauraha in Chitwan south of Kathmandu on December 28 2012

An Asian elephant swims in a 65-meter-long pool at Fuji Safari Park in Susono at the foot of Mt Fuji Japan on July 13 2015

Elephants spray villagers with water during the Songkran water festival in Thailandrsquos Ayutthaya province north of Bangkok on April 10 2015

A five-month-old-orphaned elephant named Tembo plays with his keeper Thomas Chalice who has nurtured the elephant at Tony Fitzjohns Mkomazi rhino sanctuary in Mkomazi Tanzania on June 19 2012

An aerial picture taken on April 5 2013 shows the main herd of elephants in Zakouma National Park 800 kilometers east of NDjamena in Chad Ninety percent of the elephants of the park have been poached in the last decade

A mahout decorates his elephant using chalk while preparing for the Elephant Festival at Sauraha in Chitwan Nepal on December 26 2014

A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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Page 4: World elephant day (fil eminimizer)

A one-and-a-half-month-old baby elephant with its mother at Chitwan National Park in Chitwan south of Kathmandu on December 30 2014

A mahout climbs his elephant as he heads towards the Chitwan National Park at Sauraha in Chitwan south of Kathmandu on December 28 2012

An Asian elephant swims in a 65-meter-long pool at Fuji Safari Park in Susono at the foot of Mt Fuji Japan on July 13 2015

Elephants spray villagers with water during the Songkran water festival in Thailandrsquos Ayutthaya province north of Bangkok on April 10 2015

A five-month-old-orphaned elephant named Tembo plays with his keeper Thomas Chalice who has nurtured the elephant at Tony Fitzjohns Mkomazi rhino sanctuary in Mkomazi Tanzania on June 19 2012

An aerial picture taken on April 5 2013 shows the main herd of elephants in Zakouma National Park 800 kilometers east of NDjamena in Chad Ninety percent of the elephants of the park have been poached in the last decade

A mahout decorates his elephant using chalk while preparing for the Elephant Festival at Sauraha in Chitwan Nepal on December 26 2014

A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

Bilder The Atlantic

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Page 5: World elephant day (fil eminimizer)

A mahout climbs his elephant as he heads towards the Chitwan National Park at Sauraha in Chitwan south of Kathmandu on December 28 2012

An Asian elephant swims in a 65-meter-long pool at Fuji Safari Park in Susono at the foot of Mt Fuji Japan on July 13 2015

Elephants spray villagers with water during the Songkran water festival in Thailandrsquos Ayutthaya province north of Bangkok on April 10 2015

A five-month-old-orphaned elephant named Tembo plays with his keeper Thomas Chalice who has nurtured the elephant at Tony Fitzjohns Mkomazi rhino sanctuary in Mkomazi Tanzania on June 19 2012

An aerial picture taken on April 5 2013 shows the main herd of elephants in Zakouma National Park 800 kilometers east of NDjamena in Chad Ninety percent of the elephants of the park have been poached in the last decade

A mahout decorates his elephant using chalk while preparing for the Elephant Festival at Sauraha in Chitwan Nepal on December 26 2014

A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

Bilder The Atlantic

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Page 6: World elephant day (fil eminimizer)

An Asian elephant swims in a 65-meter-long pool at Fuji Safari Park in Susono at the foot of Mt Fuji Japan on July 13 2015

Elephants spray villagers with water during the Songkran water festival in Thailandrsquos Ayutthaya province north of Bangkok on April 10 2015

A five-month-old-orphaned elephant named Tembo plays with his keeper Thomas Chalice who has nurtured the elephant at Tony Fitzjohns Mkomazi rhino sanctuary in Mkomazi Tanzania on June 19 2012

An aerial picture taken on April 5 2013 shows the main herd of elephants in Zakouma National Park 800 kilometers east of NDjamena in Chad Ninety percent of the elephants of the park have been poached in the last decade

A mahout decorates his elephant using chalk while preparing for the Elephant Festival at Sauraha in Chitwan Nepal on December 26 2014

A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

Bilder The Atlantic

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Page 7: World elephant day (fil eminimizer)

Elephants spray villagers with water during the Songkran water festival in Thailandrsquos Ayutthaya province north of Bangkok on April 10 2015

A five-month-old-orphaned elephant named Tembo plays with his keeper Thomas Chalice who has nurtured the elephant at Tony Fitzjohns Mkomazi rhino sanctuary in Mkomazi Tanzania on June 19 2012

An aerial picture taken on April 5 2013 shows the main herd of elephants in Zakouma National Park 800 kilometers east of NDjamena in Chad Ninety percent of the elephants of the park have been poached in the last decade

A mahout decorates his elephant using chalk while preparing for the Elephant Festival at Sauraha in Chitwan Nepal on December 26 2014

A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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A five-month-old-orphaned elephant named Tembo plays with his keeper Thomas Chalice who has nurtured the elephant at Tony Fitzjohns Mkomazi rhino sanctuary in Mkomazi Tanzania on June 19 2012

An aerial picture taken on April 5 2013 shows the main herd of elephants in Zakouma National Park 800 kilometers east of NDjamena in Chad Ninety percent of the elephants of the park have been poached in the last decade

A mahout decorates his elephant using chalk while preparing for the Elephant Festival at Sauraha in Chitwan Nepal on December 26 2014

A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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An aerial picture taken on April 5 2013 shows the main herd of elephants in Zakouma National Park 800 kilometers east of NDjamena in Chad Ninety percent of the elephants of the park have been poached in the last decade

A mahout decorates his elephant using chalk while preparing for the Elephant Festival at Sauraha in Chitwan Nepal on December 26 2014

A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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A mahout decorates his elephant using chalk while preparing for the Elephant Festival at Sauraha in Chitwan Nepal on December 26 2014

A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva in Lausanne Switzerland on October 4 2010

Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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Baby elephant Chima (which means ldquosurpriserdquo) runs through the bush at the Botlierskop game farm near Mossel Bay about 400 kilometers east of Cape Town South Africa on November 30 2009

Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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Men ride white elephants at a camp near Uppatasanti Pagoda in Burmarsquos capital city of Naypyidaw on March 1 2012

Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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Nandong a 25-year-old elephant mother watches closely as her 2-week-old baby explores at the Singapore Zoorsquos Night Safari on December 10 2010

A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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A herd of elephants confronts a hippopotamus at a watering hole in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe on October 14 2014 The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013 leading to the death of at least 100 animals according to Zimbabwean

authorities

An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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An elephant is transported in a truck from Taungoo towards Bago Burma on March 20 2012

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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Page 17: World elephant day (fil eminimizer)

An Asian elephant dries off with sand in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe Germany on July 7 2011

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

Bilder The Atlantic

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Page 18: World elephant day (fil eminimizer)

Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur Cattle Fair in the Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on November 28 2012

Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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Kedar a baby African elephant born on October 18 2005 struggles to regain his footing while keeping close to his mother Kubwa a 29-year-old African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo on November 4 2005

An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

Bilder The Atlantic

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An elephant destroys a minibus during Sri Lankarsquos sixth annual elephant polo tournament in Galle on February 15 2007 Abey a four-ton 18-year-old elephant threw off his mahout and American rider and went on a rampage destroying this vehicle before being subdued

Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

Bilder The Atlantic

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Visitors watch bathing elephants in an indoor pool at the zoo in Leipzig Germany on September 16 2008

A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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A seven-and-a-half-month-old orphaned elephant calf named Moses cuddles with his adoptive ldquomotherrdquo and foundation owner Jenny Webb at sunrise at their home in Lilongwe Malawi on October 9 2012 Moses was found alone and close to death in the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve

A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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A male elephant charges towards unseen Indian villagers after they threw stones in an attempt to scare away the herd of wild elephants that strayed close to the village of Rakamjote close to the India-Nepal border on May 26 2015 Indian forest guards

and local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the elephants after sightings caused unease among villagers Human-elephant conflicts are on the rise in India as villagers and farmers encroach on the elephantsrsquo natural habitat

A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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A sedated elephant is secured on the back of a truck by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens during a relocation exercise aimed at relocating 10 elephants that were encroaching on community land on the margins of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on June 19 2013

Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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Paulchen a two-week-old African elephant plays around in the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen near Hamburg Germany on April 7 2006 The young and exuberant baby elephant wore a protective bandage to avoid injuries during play

A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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A herd of elephants walk in the Tsavo East National Park 280 kilometers (173 miles) east of Kenyarsquos capital of Nairobi on February 10 2011

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