“Elephant numbers have dropped by 62% over the last decade, and they could be mostly extinct by the end of the next decade. An estimated 100 African elephants are killed each day by poachers seeking ivory, meat and body parts, leaving only 400,000 remaining.”- worldelephantday.org these big-hearted wonders of nature need our help to combat the devastating effects of poaching, the illegal ivory trade, habitat destruction and being captured for the tourism industry. #worldelephantday #iucn #redlist @iucn