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Protect African Elephants' Food Sources

Target: Hon. Najib Balala, Minister of Tourism and Wildlife, Kenya
Sponsored by: Care2

African elephants need grass to survive - grass that grows mainly during the wet seasons. And new research on elephants in Kenya's Samburu and Buffalo Springs national reserves is showing that a global warming-led decrease in the wet season is posing a grave threat to elephant reproduction.

Researchers have tracked elephants' diets for six years, and results show that the changing climate in Kenya is leading to less and less grass that they need for their nutrition. And if the female elephants cannot bulk up enough, they cannot manage their 22-month pregnancies and continue the reproductive cycle.

Tell Kenya's Minister of Tourism and Wildlife: The health and diet of African elephants is important! Take heed of conservation biologists' research and address the problems of adequate nutrition before these magnificent creatures are even more endangered.

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Dear Hon. Balala,

I am writing today after learning of the six-year study conducted in Kenya by the University of Utah and Save the Elephants. The research, on elephants in the Samburu and Buffalo Springs national reserves, shows that a global warming-led decrease in the wet season is posing a grave threat to elephant reproduction.

The changing climate in Kenya is leading to less and less grass that African elephants need for their nutrition. And if the female elephants cannot bulk up enough, they cannot manage their 22-month pregnancies and continue the reproductive cycle.

These magnificent creatures need your help! Not only are they a vital part of our ecoystem, they form the basis of much of the tourism in your region, as people travel from around the world to see these beautiful creatures in their native habitats.

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The health and diet of African elephants is important to me! Take heed of conservation biologists' research and address the problems of adequate nutrition before these magnificent creatures are even more endangered.

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african elephants are the most beautiful creatures in the world saving it is our responsibilty and i would want to tell you that if you save these animals its a plus factor for you, your tourism and your wild life eg. masai mara!

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If the elephants die, than having no elephants will disrupt the food chain.

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the world is habitated by many kind of animals, all of these animal are important, therefore i alwasys have been agred i animals protection, please, we need to be more aware.

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African elephants are highly intelligent & need to be saved!

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To me, every animal in this world is precious. We all have to take care of them and make sure they are here for the future. If these elephants depend on the nutrition to help with their reproduction, then we should step in and do what we can. We need to help out our animal friends before it's too late.

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