The world’s smallest elephant is in danger of dying out as numbers reach just 1,000 in the wild, but there’s hope it can be saved.
The conservation body, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which compiles the ‘red list’ tally of threatened species, said the Bornean elephant has lost much of its habitat to deforestation.
Standing three feet smaller than its bigger Asian cousins, the diminutive elephant is found only on the island of Borneo.
Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news
#Nature #Conservation #BBCNews
PALERMO (ITALPRESS) – “Sold out di microchip per la giornata d’iscrizione gratuita all’anagrafe tenutasi stamattina presso il Centro Conca d’oro…
PALERMO (ITALPRESS) – Nino Randazzo (sezione P.A.) e Ludovico Licciardello (sezione Aziende private e no profit); targhe a Angelo Palillo,…
PALERMO (ITALPRESS) – “Non sarà una banale quanto scomposta dichiarazione di un esponente dell’opposizione politicamente ininfluente in Sicilia a creare…