IMG_0065 [Analyzing the World, One Animal at a Time]

By
Madison
– October 31, 2012
Elephants face many problems out in their natural habitat. Many of those problems stem from human causes, like barrier issues (pictured above) they currently face in Africa. Elephants cross borders as they move around, they don’t stay in just one country, and this can be problematic when certain countries are at war. Often, when countries are in the midst of a war, they aren’t thinking of the safety of the elephants or any other animal around them, and they can get hurt. Other issues are actually being caused by elephants in Africa. Some elephants have developed a habit that has been called “raiding”, where they trample crop fields. Sometimes they eat the crop, but more than not, the elephants are just crushing the crops.