The African Bush elephant is the largest land mammal, with bulls weighing up to 6,3 tons. Its habitat ranges from wooded savanna to semi-desert and desert. The subspecies Forest elephant is considerably smaller and lives in the central African rainforests.

 

Currently listed as an Endangered Species. A number of African countries, including Namibia, want to resume trade in confiscated ivory. In South Africa elephants are subject to culling, that is, their number is being kept at a constant by deliberately killing them. This is to reduce their destructive impact on areas too small for large numbers of them. Both practices arouse world-wide opposition and mixed emotions.

Runaway infant elephant slide show!