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Hear stories chronicling the struggle to save these majestic, iconic, keystone animals - from the minutia to the philosophical. News, missives, random thoughts, and in-depth analysis of the current events in the lives of elephants, those that live among them, and those that work to save them.

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  2. World Elephant Day 2017: Burma and the road to Humanity

Aug 13, 2017

Every year on August 12th we celebrate World Elephant Day. It is a date on which we should all pause and reflect on how we define our humanity. Though there are differences around the world that divide us, one thing that should unite us is our love, care and compassion for all animals and especially elephants – a majestic keystone species on the brink of extinction....On this important day, we should take solace in the fact that despite the immense challenges of protecting elephants globally from extinction, there is hope that the bulwark is growing stronger as evidenced by what is unfolding in Myanmar.