Endangered Species
In many places in the world like Sumatra there are Indian elephants being killed
every day for food, their skin and their tusks. These elephants are becoming
extinct more and more by the weeks. If all the Indian elephants die out it will
affect the food chain as well as the tourist attraction. There are only around 2400
to 2800 elephant left in the wild of Sumatra.
The main people involved in the rescue are the Balinese who are trying to save
the elephants whereas on the other hand the Sumatrans are responsible for the
death of these creatures.
The death of the Indian Elephants is of national significance because it’s a natural
endangered species, worrying the people of Bali. There are around 29 either
poisoned or shot in a year. The Sumatrans are killing the elephants for their
tusks for the use of money. This helps the Sumatrans live, as they are very poor
and need money to survive.
Sumatra is an island in the western Indonesia, to the west of the Sunda Island. It
is the largest island that is entirely in Indonesia (2 larger islands, Borneo and
New Guinea. In the area of Ubud in Bali the elephants are rescued from Sumatra
and placed in 2 hectares in a Safari park. Ubud is the largest elephant rescue park
in the world. These elephants are well cared for and are a major tourist
attraction.
Ubuds elephant’s safari park is of particular to geographers as it has many exotic
plants and animals. It also has a large museum, which holds a large elephant
skeleton. This issue would be very important to physical geography and how
animals interact with the environment.
The main sources of information about this issue media attention (newspapers,
TV and websites) about the Safari Park as a sanctuary and tourist attraction.
People could start protection the Sumatrans elephants by getting sponsored
from Aussies or local charity maybe even nation projects. The likely outcome for
these actions are that these elephants can be more understood about there
endangerment. This will allow society to become more aware about the
importance of these animals safety.
I think it is important to save these elephant because they are a very special
animal and there are only 20 to 25 thousand in the world, and why would you
wants to kill them for there tusks, skin and more. All animals should be able to
live a happy and safe life. Plus they are the biggest mammals on the planet.
I think some action that should be taking could be building a big elephant
sanctuary, training the workers how to look after them, talk to the government
about making more rules about poaching and maybe give the community a
education about how important animals are and how they are living.
How many elephants are there in Sumatra?
Around 2400 to 2800 left in Sumatra
How many are killed each day?
There are around 29 either poisoned or shot in a year.
How many Indian elephants are there in the world?
The current population for the Indian Elephant are the moment is around
the range of 20 to 25 thousand left in the wild.