An Elephant Message

The elephant ivory trade has been banned since 1990, but poaching continues.

Poaching accounts for about 40 percent of elephant deaths — that’s about 20,000 African elephants a year.

Elephant tusks, rhino horn in burn piles in Kenya.

You can help build awareness that elephants continue to be killed for their ivory when you purchase and wear this tee shirt. Use it as a starting point for a discussion.

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More information on how elephants are faring today is here:

The state of the world’s elephant populations — Our World in Data

Elephant organizations:

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee

Akashinga

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Elephant Voices

Born Free

Maria Fotopoulos writes about the connection between overpopulation and biodiversity loss, and from time to time other topics that confound her.

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