Elephants

Elephants

You are never too old to become a wild elephant again.

Good luck, Charley!

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It’s my 11 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳 Hard to believe.

Vital Impacts, Wildlife Non-profit

Attention UNC grads and wildlife lovers: NatGeo photographer Ami Vitale, who was at UNC with me and is an acquaintance of mine (same major, both in the International Student Group), has started a non-profit. Here’s some info on it, shared with her permission.

Check it out; it’s a very cool.

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​VITAL IMPACTS​
I am excited and honored to announce a new non-profit I’ve created called Vital Impacts. Its mission is to support grass roots organizations working to protect endangered habitats and the storytellers who amplify these critical stories.

The first initiative will be a fine-art print sale featuring a hundred renowned photographers from around the world. The photographs from all the artists in this initiative are diverse but the one thing they all have in common is a shared commitment to the environment.

Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, has also contributed prints, including a self portrait, as well as two other images showing the remarkable lives of chimpanzees that she has been working to protect for over 60 years.

We are also minimizing our environmental impact by offsetting our emissions, to become carbon neutral.

It’s my pleasure to invite you to a very special art preview of these extraordinary photographers and storytellers who I’ve admired for many years. The preview begins today through Tuesday, October 26th. The sale runs until Dec. 31, 2021.

We will be supporting Big Life Foundation, Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots and Shoots program, Great Plains Conservation’s Project Ranger and Sea Legacy.

If you are interested in limited edition works, I recommend that you look soon. We do expect them to sell quickly.

VitalImpacts.org​

Password: forest

The site will be available to the wider public from Tuesday, Oct. 26. At that point, the password will be removed.

We would be grateful if you can share this campaign with everyone you think would be interested. On behalf of all the organizations involved, I want to sincerely thank you for your interest and support!

Rescuing Chooty: Sri Lanka’s baby elephant orphanage

Baby elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka elephant runs amok in parade

Two elephants got triggered and made a run for it, injuring several humans.

The hotel where an elephant is a guest

Video of the ele wandering about inside. Very curious about our human lifestyle.

At least 11 elephants died trying to save a calf that plunged into a waterfall and drowned

Love is eternal and neverending. That is all I can think to say when a herd goes down trying to save one of their babies.

The survival of Japan’s music rests on artificial ivory

Elephants can hear clouds approaching - BBC Reel

They can sense low-frequency rumbles that human ears can’t sense, allowing them to pick up when a storm is coming. This video is taken from the BBC Earth series Super Senses.

Huge rare 'Elephant Queen' captured on camera

Perspective | Inside the effort to save Africa’s elephant population

Amazing documentary photos.

Deep Look • PBS

Fascinating short video about how elephants both hear and feel.

Can Bees Help Save Elephants From Train Strikes?