Sumatran Elephants Listed as Critically Endangered

Bulletin from the cause: Ban Elephant Poaching Go to Cause Posted By: WWF To: Members in 26 Causes Sumatran Elephants Listed as Critically Endangered The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species moved the Sumatran elephant from "endangered" to "critically endangered." Nearly 70% of its habitat and 50% of its population have been lost in one generation. In order to save this critically endangered species, WWF is calling for an immediate stop to the clearing of forests for plantations on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Did you know? • The Asian elephant subspecies is only found in Sumatra, Indonesia • There are 2,400 - 2,800 individuals left in the wild, which is about 50% of the population in 1985 • Sumatran elephants could be extinct in the wild in less than 30 years if current trends continue • Their decline is largely due to habitat loss Joining forces to save elephants Sumatra has experienced perhaps the most rapid deforestation within the Asian elephant's range. Over two-thirds of its natural lowland forest has been razed in the past 25 years. In the Riau province, pulp and paper industries and oil palm plantations have caused some of the world's most rapid rates of deforestation. Don't flush away their future Did you know that the fastest-growing brand of toilet paper in the U.S. today, Paseo, has a direct link to Sumatran elephants, tigers and rhinos? Paseo toilet paper and tissue products are made by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), which has cleared more Sumatran forests than any other company. WWF estimates that over the past 25 years, APP, its affiliates and suppliers have clear-cut 5 million acres of Sumatran forest wood. Learn more about what you can do to help save the Sumatran elephant's habitat as a consumer: http://links.causes.com/s/clAxpk Thanks for all your support, Your Friends at WWF Call to Action Fundraising Project: Wildlife and Forests in Borneo and Sumatra Donate

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