World Elephant Day
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You would think that we would take our trophies with cameras instead of rifles, but alas ... all we seem to be able to do as human beings is act as some would-be apex predator in lack of any need whatsoever.
Today is World Elephant Day. It is an annual observance for the protection of all of the elephants of the world. It began in 2011 and was initiated by Patricia Sims and Michael Clark who are film makers with a company known as Canazwest Pictures in conjunction with one Sivaporn Dardarananda, who is Secretary-General of an organization known as Elephant Reintroduction Foundation of Thailand. It is now supported by a large number of private citizens and wildlife organizations and lead by Ms Sims, the aforementioned film maker.
The issues of World Elephant Day are many including loss of habitat, poaching, human conflicts with the animals, and the mistreatment of captive animals. It is my hope that either people cultivate an appreciation for these magnificent creatures before they become extinct, or the authorities take control and deal with the criminal acts perpetrated by humans which cause them to die.
Sometimes we fail to realize that the earth does not belong to us even though our baser instincts sometimes prevail and we feign possession of that which isn't ours to claim.