I want to talk to you about a problem that exists these days
I will present you with a specific model that illustrates this problem
Although it is a widespread problem
Their incidence is almost spread across the earth and the majority of the Earth
But we seem to be oblivious to her in some way
Or perhaps we are not aware of how dangerous it is
It’s like a small room with an “elephant” denying its existence.
I addressed this problem for the first time when I visited the Republic of Tanzania in 2010
As part of my trip abroad to study animal behavior
But my experience is there
It made little difference in my life, but turned it upside down
This problem is very much related
For the reasons that made me thirsty for East Africa
There are so many reasons why I’m excited about East Africa
One of these reasons is the scenic nature of its charming colors.
I see the most beautiful views of the sunrise and sunset
Among the baobab trees
I am passionate about seeing that vast amount of wildlife
That amazing amount of biodiversity found in national parks and parks
The variety of insects and colorful birds flying above the fertile grassland
Which is surrounded by striking trees with a cluster of feral animals
It is divided into groups of zebras, African antelopes (impala) and buffalo
Wild antelopes and water otters all chew the herbs with a grinder.
I love driving with the safari driver accompanying me and his conversation
Trying to learn something from Swahili
Looking out the window of a safari car, contemplating the eternal plains of desert roads
Unleashing the red fertile soils
To form a formidable form in the form of blocks of cracks
But the most thing I love at all
The most important member of this entire entity
Is the elephant
I will never forget that conversation between me and a Kenyan girl called Gitrud
We were working together in the summer of 2015
Within a team known as “Save the elephants”
We were talking about similarities and differences
Between national parks in America and national parks in Kenya
She asked me about animal types
Located in the national parks of America
OK! The National Park I often see is connected to the places I visited
In Kenya and Tanzania is Yellowstone National Park
I never tried the experience myself
I can still list some animals
Deer, mule, bear and wolves
Larger animals mimic the wildlife of East Africa
“Are there no elephants?” She asked.
“No, there are no elephants”
She was shocked
My reaction was at first: how could you not know that ?!
But it seemed logical to think about it more deeply
Americans do not interact with elephants on a daily basis
We do not worry about chasing them out of our gardens
We do not worry about whether they eat our crops or exhaust our lives
So I thought; I had to ask myself if Gitrude was really unaware
To the fact that North America is free of elephant-like creatures.
How often do Americans think about the African elephant?
Are we no longer really connected to nature! Or biodiversity?
Which gives us much to sustain life
and then…
Whenever I start thinking about a world without elephants, I feel very sad
Because I have realized in many ways that we are already living in a world without elephants
To address this question
About what the world would look like without elephants
And with regard to the future fate of these landfronts
I think we must first learn from the history of North America.
This is the “orange oranges”
Is a large fruit as one example
Of a tree found in most of North America
From Ontario to the deep south.
This product is currently online
In limited places only in the southeastern United States.
Its geographical distribution has been more widespread for nearly 10,000 years
When the presence of large animals in the region prevailed like mammoth mammoths
– the ancestors of elephants – creatures with huge claws
Able to swallow these seeds fully
And swallow a whole variety of plants frequently
To satisfy her enormous appetite.
These mammoth animals consume an enormous number of seeds
The more you move in nature
I inherited it in the right place, so the life of a new seed begins
Reserved inside a pile of compost.
(Laughter)
These mammoth mammals travel around North America
Other mammals do the same thing
Throughout South and North America
By doing so, all these seeds will be scattered.
In this way they play the role of gardener and forest fowl
They land trees here and there, but they replant them every time they walk.
The last ancestors of elephants in North America were extinct from about 10,000 years ago
The result of a lethal combination
Of climate change and the exacerbation of overfishing
Does any of you know that?
These elephants … I mean mammoths were responsible
For the dispersion of these large seeds
And the survival of these forests.
We can measure declining rates – since their extinction –
Of some varieties of those trees
Through the use of pollen records in soil.
The existence of these mammoth animals was necessary to plant large seeds of the varieties of those trees
Large seed dispersal requires large animals to scatter
Can you imagine a squirrel trying to swallow a whole avocado seed?
So how does the world look without elephants?
OK! We all know that elephants
Perform the same environmental roles as their predecessors
They provide us with invaluable environmental services
Ie seed dispersal, especially large seeds of tree varieties.
I know from my research that elephant elephants are very important
Not only to be considered an ideal intermediary to grow those seeds in it
But also to use it as a fortified family.
I discovered through my research that the seeds transferred
Through the digestive system of the elephant and then settle in Roth
The lowest seeds were the same as the beetles
Compared to seeds
Which fell easily from trees and remained vulnerable to environmental conditions
These seeds were more likely to be infected with beetles
Or to escape by small organisms – such as rodents –
Transforming them into non-viable seeds.
The elephants’ courtyard may therefore affect the decline of many rare African ecosystems
We may see a difference between an environment that was one day
And an environment of this nature.
This picture looks a bit out of context but in fact has a very interesting story
We drove one day towards the volcanic eruption of Ingorongoro
That wide open plain with a very small number of trees
This day was very hot; at the very least the temperature was close to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
The safari driver suddenly stopped as we drove
He pointed to some lions walking towards us
So we definitely stopped
Many other cars stopped abruptly to take pictures
They all write their comments about those lions
Coming towards the parked car group
The closer these lions approached, the more interesting it seemed
Because they come down from us and they go down without us!
The blackness was so close that you could reach out and touch the window
As soon as they approached the cars
I immediately went straight down the safari cars
She was looking for a shelter to stay by
She was meager and her breath was breathless
So you can realize that she was experiencing a free glow and intensity
The elephants’ yard of the world thus affects many living organisms
Several studies have shown that Africa is expanding
The importance of what the elephants offer when they spread the seeds.
Studies were directed to Central Africa and East Africa
The end of Zimbabwe and South Africa
The researchers in Central Africa noted that elephants are formed and formed
Tropical forests in Congo as well as rainforests
– These forests are very spacious –
As the elephants occur much of the humidity high in the air using their hoses
Water droplets that mimic rain then form across the continent
Serving as rains for East Africa and other large parts of the continent
When these elephants contribute to water droplets simulating rain
They somehow determine the weather and affect our climate
The elephants’ courtyard may cause the world to change or decrease its rainfall
Consequently, the chain reaction (domino effect) of the global climate occurs.
These changes can have a detrimental effect on an area such as East Africa
Where the seasons are alternating between being dry and wet.
I like this picture because I think it affirms realistically
The bone of the pot is the effect that the elephants make
In their country and their environmental systems.
Imagine that “acacia tree” sprouted from Roth’s pile of elephant
The presence of acacia in African ecosystems is very important
They provide nitrogen to the soil
Its roots contribute to the stability of the earth and its structure
It can also reduce the phenomenon of erosion
It is not offered as a source of feeding elephants only
But to feed many other animals such as monkeys Rabah “baboons”
These trees also serve as habitat for many birds such as the flaming birds
Thus the world is devoid of elephants
May witness a breakdown in that environmental community
Many other animals were affected by the trees
And the destruction of elephants.
Valves do not only affect our environmental health
But we can learn from them about our health.
Researchers found in a recent study that elephants rarely get cancer
The elephants have 40 copies of Chen
Codes to a protein known as tumor suppressor
Where it attacks mutated cells and cells that can be transformed into cancerous cells
Humans carry only two copies of this gene
And sometimes plays one role in those roles.
Research suggests that humans
Are about 100% more likely to develop cancer in their lives
What will happen if the cancer treatment is hidden inside the elephant’s genome?
There are currently about 350,000 elephants in Africa
Compared with its census in the first decade of the 19th century, estimated at nearly 10 million elephants
And what we have experienced during the last decade
What is – in my opinion – only genocide
This is deliberate murder of a certain class
And becomes a killer of different species in this case
And the old belief that leads to that killing
Some people believe that they are immortal
And their belief that keeping elephant ivory is a symbol of social status
By having an ornament that adorns their shelves, the dust accumulates later on.
Feeling standing in the presence of an elephant is an unthinkable feeling
I think whenever you happen to be a person
He told me about the connection I felt with Phil Berry
I think there are many reasons and many ways
Make us able to communicate with elephants
Elephants are very intelligent beings
Their family ties are close and strong
It was often observed that elephants passing by the remains of Phil died
She stops and stabs the bones and swears and embraces her
As if it were a funeral procession.
The orphaned dangles that arise without a mother
– perhaps because of the frantic fishermen –
She will be cared for by elephants from her family and often cared for
I do not think there is anyone on this planet
He can only see one of these situations and connect them with a sentimental connection
So wait a moment! And look at this elephant
Try to imagine a world without elephants
Without wild elephants anymore
Or the series “Nature” featured exceptional subjects on television
Great social links to these amazing objects
And when the last elephant dies in a closed place dedicated to raising animals
Humanity will linger in this emptiness
This vast void
Which was inhabited by the African elephant one day
People marvel at themselves: How did we get to this situation?
How can this happen?
Mr. David Attenborough is one of the most distinguished people
In fact, what he said was best when he asked a question
A question I think we should all think about:
Will we be happy to imagine our grandchildren?
They may not be able to see an elephant at all except in a picture book ?!
Can you imagine telling your grandchildren a story about these giant beings?
With long canines and huge hoses, unlike anything else on the planet
Which once traveled the plains of Africa
How did it become extinct during your life?
Because of what humans did!
There are many reasons why we love elephants
They provide us with invaluable environmental services
Trees are planted that provide us with oxygen
Drops of water mimic the rain
It also benefits us in a way that makes us communicate
One of the greatest things I have ever learned from elephants
It is that we need to be more connected to the planet
More connected to each other
So if I could ask you one thing today:
Take this whole thing very seriously
You do not go back to living in a world without elephants.
thank you
(clap)
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