The African forest elephant!!! Credit: Christian VIGNA [on YT] | Live Love Elephant

Check out the size of this monster African forest Elephant. African forest Elephants are one of the two living African Elephant species, and the smallest of the three living elephant species. Surprisingly, a shoulder height of 7 ft 10 inch (2.4m) is considered small, even though they look huge to us!! Elephants with tusks as long as this have become more and more rare in recent times, due to them being a prized target for poachers, consequently being unable to pass genes on to their offspring. L

The African forest elephant .. 📽 Credit: Christian VIGNA [YT] | Live Love Elephant

URGENT: Nearly two-thirds of African forest elephants have been lost since 2002. These magnificent creatures are being driven toward extinction, and it’s on all of us to take action. We’ve set a goal of having 10,000 people stand with us before the end of the month to demand an end to this horrific practice, but we’re still missing your signature. | Conservation International

Forest elephant numbers have fallen by 86% in just 31 years. They are critically endangered, and dropping like flies. To make matters worse, Covid-19 has decimated Africa’s tourism industry - which paid rangers wages and gave potential poachers other options. Unless we step in, the cost - in lives - could be more than they can cope with. Please help stop this. These animals have endured so much, but if everyone reading this donates $46, you could help bridge the funding gap left by Covid-19 and