Thomas Peschakのインスタグラム(thomaspeschak) - 8月14日 00時43分

Yesterday was World Elephant Day and these incredible pachyderms pretty much took over everyone’s Instagram feed. So for a slight change of pace I thought I would post this image of a juvenile Northern ELEPHANT seal. // This is a marine mammal with a conservation story every bit as fascinating and harrowing as that of its’ terrestrial name sake. Northern elephant seals came dangerously close to extinction in the 19th century, hunted and killed for their blubber which was turned into oil for lamps, lubricants, soaps and candles. By 1890 just a single group of less than 200 individuals was known to have survived the two centuries of slaughter! Conservation measures were introduced in both Mexico and the USA in the 1920s and while recovery was initially slow, by 2010 the global population was estimate at well over 200,000 animals. // We humans have a bad track record of destroying our planet’s biodiversity, but we have also shown that we can turn the tables on extinction if we choose to. While Northern elephant seal numbers are still increasing, the poaching of African elephants for ivory has resulted in populations continuing to plummet. Before European colonization Africa may have been home to more than 20 million elephants. In the 1970s that number declined to 1 million and in 2014 there were only around 350,000 Savannah elephants left. Sobering statistics indeed, but if elephants seal can rebound from 200 to 200,000 then surely there is still hope. The combined efforts of conservation NGOs, scientists, governments and the local people who share landscapes with elephants can still successfully halt the declines and usher in a era of elephant recovery. If you want learn more, here are a few great organizations that focus on the many different facets of elephant conservation @savetheelephants @africanparksnetwork @elephantswithoutborders @biglifeafrica @eiaenvironment @wildaid @r.e.s.c.u.e @dswt @tusk_org Please feel free to mention any other reputable organizations that I forgot in the comments below. #worldelephantday #elephant #elephantseal #pup #conservation

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