Forest Elephants

“Forest elephants roam the rainforests of Central Africa nearly invisible to us except when they visit clearings in the forest. Self aware, empathetic, and highly social, mothers gather their families together with profoundly deep rumbles that travel far through the forest. Forest elephants are architects of the forest: creating paths used by other animals, dispersing seeds, even creating clearings like this one - clearings where humans come to hunt them. These giants are a key to majestic forests and all the diversity and wonder they hold -  but logging and ivory poaching could take it all away in our lifetime.”

- Cornell University Elephant Listening Project

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Never buy ivory or products made with ivory components.

• Choose FSC-certified paper, wood, and furniture to reduce pressure on forest habitats.

• Avoid electronics that rely on conflict minerals mined from forest elephant range in the Congo Basin.

• Support conservation groups like the Cornell Lab’s Elephant Listening Project, which protects elephants through acoustic monitoring.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Visit:

• Elephant Listening Project - The Cornell Lab

• Zoological Society of London

• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

• African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)