Tales of Elephans: 3 (China Rare Animals an Ecological Protection)

Yes elephants. Their population in China is smaller than pandas!Asian elephants are the largest living terrestrial animals in the region and the second largest in the world (behind their close relative -- the African elephant). In China they appeared over 3000 years ago. This book focuses on the wild Asian elephants of China. The total population of Asian elephant is around 30000-50000 with merely less than 300 in China. Poaching is the greatest threat to the elephants. In recent years China has been working with the international community on intensified efforts to protect them including banning on ivory trade establishing nature reserves etc. Read the book to find out more! fascinating stories about the other 2 rare native Chinese species: Tales of the Père Davids Deer (ISBN: 978-0-9994263-8-8) and Tales of the Golden Monkeys (ISBN:978-0-9997514-0-4). Read more