Why Elephants May Go Extinct in Your Lifetime | National Geographic

elephants are in trouble we lose about

elephants are in trouble we lose about 100 elephants every day some 30,000

100 elephants every day some 30,000

100 elephants every day some 30,000 elephants each year to poaching they’re

elephants each year to poaching they’re

elephants each year to poaching they’re still stores around the world they’re

still stores around the world they’re

still stores around the world they’re selling ivory trinkets we are looking at

selling ivory trinkets we are looking at

selling ivory trinkets we are looking at the extinction of a species simply

the extinction of a species simply

the extinction of a species simply because we have the sense that it is a

because we have the sense that it is a

because we have the sense that it is a wonderful gift to give or the social

wonderful gift to give or the social

wonderful gift to give or the social status that this elephant ivory penis

status that this elephant ivory penis

status that this elephant ivory penis will give you well the survey was a

will give you well the survey was a

will give you well the survey was a survey of the five largest consuming

survey of the five largest consuming

survey of the five largest consuming countries so China Philippines Thailand

countries so China Philippines Thailand

countries so China Philippines Thailand Vietnam in the United States and most of

Vietnam in the United States and most of

Vietnam in the United States and most of the the ivory most of the poached ivory

the the ivory most of the poached ivory

the the ivory most of the poached ivory lines up in either Asia or the u.s. one

lines up in either Asia or the u.s. one

lines up in either Asia or the u.s. one of the major ways that we’re going to

of the major ways that we’re going to

of the major ways that we’re going to make a difference is by lessening the

make a difference is by lessening the

make a difference is by lessening the social status of ivory gift-giving you

social status of ivory gift-giving you

social status of ivory gift-giving you want to make purchasing ivory and owning

want to make purchasing ivory and owning

want to make purchasing ivory and owning ivory socially unacceptable if we can

ivory socially unacceptable if we can

ivory socially unacceptable if we can begin to alter attitudes about how

begin to alter attitudes about how

begin to alter attitudes about how people think about ivory that it isn’t

people think about ivory that it isn’t

people think about ivory that it isn’t the perfect gift that it doesn’t impart

the perfect gift that it doesn’t impart

the perfect gift that it doesn’t impart happiness or a sense of well-being that

happiness or a sense of well-being that

happiness or a sense of well-being that it doesn’t indicate social status then

it doesn’t indicate social status then

it doesn’t indicate social status then you can begin to suppress that demand

you can begin to suppress that demand

you can begin to suppress that demand you don’t want to buy ivory you think

you don’t want to buy ivory you think

you don’t want to buy ivory you think it’s socially unacceptable you then have

it’s socially unacceptable you then have

it’s socially unacceptable you then have a responsibility to tell your friends

a responsibility to tell your friends

a responsibility to tell your friends that becomes your opportunity to educate

that becomes your opportunity to educate

that becomes your opportunity to educate people and explain to them why they

people and explain to them why they

people and explain to them why they should not buy ivory if something

should not buy ivory if something

should not buy ivory if something doesn’t happen quickly we could be the

doesn’t happen quickly we could be the

doesn’t happen quickly we could be the generation that loses elephants