Endangered Asian Elephants

Most Americans have been to zoos and aquariums at some point in their lives. They spend the day outside with friends and family while watching all the animals all over the world. For most people, the zoo is the only way they can see these magical animals with their own eyes. However, the animals living in the zoo nationwide may not be there for several years. Due to many medical problems, the number of African and Asian elephants in the North American zoo is decreasing. Recently, new diseases have been discovered. This currently interferes with the elephant's further viability.

Wildlife tourism in Southeast Asia is an industry earning millions of dollars every year. It plays a major role in the Asian elephant which is very endangered. Elephants ride hikers, elephants drop circus skills, pass the street festival through firecrackers, drums, crowded parades under extreme temperatures - all these attractions all have the same purpose . . Unconsciously, vacationers are using their wallets to increase the exploitation of Asian elephants and brutal 'entertainment'.

Asia elephant was included for the first time in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1975. US regulations on the implementation of CITES are listed in 50 CFR 23. Asian elephant is registered as an endangered Asian elephant in the 1976 US Endangered Species Protection Act (ESA). From the standpoint of CITES and ESA, commercial transactions of Asian elephant and its parts and products are prohibited. With the Asian elephant protection law passed in 1997 by the US Congress, the United States strengthens the protection of high-risk elephant populations, protects the habitats and ecology of wild herds, and concerns elephant populations and habitats I promise to strengthen my research. Including survey and monitoring. As a result of this law, the Asian elephant conservation fund has been established and Congress has allocated millions of dollars of funds since the foundation was established.

In 1995, Carol was co-founded the sanctuary of the elephant, driven by the captured elephant's predicament and cod inspiration. It is considered to be the first natural habitat shelter for Asian elephants in the country 's sick, old and endangered. Carol was named "Time's Hero" by Time magazine for his innovative work. As the secretary general, we will support the elephant care elephant, supervise the secretariat, organize the acquisition of elephants, develop and implement educational programs for the public, and work with government agencies and private organizations, We are strengthening regulations concerning the elephant's welfare. She is a famous lecturer on the theme of care of elephants.