Updates On 10th Aug 2018

August 12th marks World Elephant Day 🐘

Elephants are the world’s largest land animals, with male African elephants weighing up to 6 tonnes.

Elephants are essential in balancing forest and savanna ecosystems, but their habitats are shrinking. African elephant habitat has declined by over 50% since 1979, while Asian elephants are restricted to just 15% of their original range.

Find out more about these gentle giants – http://wwf.panda.org/knowledge_hub/endangered_species/elephants/

Photo: (c) WWF

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WWF-Malaysia is a national conservation trust that currently runs conversation projects covering a diverse range of environmental protection & nature conservation in Malaysia. Our mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

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