Rukio Abdulkadir Asian Elephants

Endangered Species Research Project
5/6/23

            The common name of animal is Elephant. Scientific name of animal is Elephas Maximus.
Found in both Africa and Asia. Asian elephants have flat foreheads and have curved backs, only some of the males have tusks and females never having them. The size of the Asian elephant,  the females weigh around 5000 lb and males weigh over 11000 lb.

Adult males live alone or sometimes together in small groups and never have contact with females unless for mating and feeding. Asian elephant is a carnivore because they mostly eat plants. They also eat grass, twigs, bark, and leaves. They can herbivore up to 330 lb of food a day. Because of its huge size and the amount of food it consumes, the Asian elephant needs large forest area for it habitat and a permanent water supply is needed for survival. Elephants sleep standing during the day and mostly the nights.

There are from 34,000 to 54,000 Asian elephant left in the wild today.  Asian elephants are found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Kampuchea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Since the Asian elephant requires large forest area for its habitat, deforestation has become the main threat to its survival.

The main threat facing Indian elephants, like all Asian elephants is loss of habitat, which then results in human-elephant conflict. In South Asia, an ever-increasing human population has led to many illegal encroachments in elephant habitat. Many infrastructure developments like roads and railway tracks also fragment habitat. Elephants become confined to “islands” as their ancient migratory routes are cut off. Unable to mix with other herds, they run the risk of inbreeding.

Some causes of population decline are:
• the main threat facing Indian elephants like all Asia
•elephants is loss of habitat, which then results in human elephant conflict
•An ever increasing human population has led to many legal encroachments  in elephant habitat
•habitat loss also forces elephants into close quarters with humans

What is being done to protect in response to high incidents of elephant and tiger poaching in central Sumatra, WWF and its local partners have coordinated wildlife patrol units that conduct antipoaching patrols, confiscate snares and other means of trapping animals, educate local people on the laws in place concerning poaching, and help authorities apprehend criminals. 

                                                          

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