We can not let these gentle creatures fade away and disappear from the face of the planet.

1. Learn more about Asian elephants and the problems Asian elephants are facing in Sumatra.World Willife Fund Press Release on effort to create Tesso Nilo National Park in Sumatra.  NEW: The Story and Juno and Savannah

2. Learn about palm oil. Palm oil (or palmitate) is found in MANY foods and personal care products. When palm oil is produced NON-sustainably, thousands of species, including many endangered species like orangutans, Asian elephants and Sumatran rhinos perish due to loss of habitat from clear-cutting of rainforests and uncontrolled burns. When palm oil is produced sustainably, only lands that have already been cleared of their natural forests are used to grow palm trees. The rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo are almost gone and we need to help protect rainforests important to the survival of animals, plants and people. Contact companies using palm oil and ask them to use only palm oil produced sustainably and to indicate that they are using sustainable palm oil on product labels. Visit the following websites to lean more:

www.rspo.org
http://worldwildlife.org/wildplaces/borneo/
www.orangutan.com
www.orangutans-sos.org
www.cmzoo.org/palmoil.html

3. Learn more about how you can help other elephant conservation efforts by reviewing projects being funded by the Asian Elephant Conservation Act and information posted on other websites to the left. Write your representative in Congress in support of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act. The current Act expires in 2007 and will need continued Congressional support for many years to come.

4.  Learn more about the endangered Asian elephant and tell others, including lawmakers, how you feel about them. Together, we can help prevent the extinction of this amazing creature.