The Elephant is Earth's largest land animal, but the Asian Elephant is smaller than its African Savannah relative. Its ears are small and its back is rounded distinguishing it from its African cousin. To see the Asian Elephant's place in Thai society please check out this link: National Geographic
Today, this species is listed as "Endangered" by the IUCN Red List. Habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation, driven by an expanding human population threaten the survival of these elephants. Poaching for ivory is also a threat and because only males have tusks, populations can become extremely skewed towards females, inevitably affecting breeding rates.
The most important conservation priorities for the Asian Elephant are conservation of their habitat and securing their habitat corridors. To support this cause check out: www.eleaid.com
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