Animals Quote by Ben Fogle

Currently poaching threatens the very existence of the African Elephant, and my worry is that if we do not act NOW, we could be…

— Yaya Toure

“understand that the greatest danger to wildlife was not poaching but habitat destruction—the same thing that ultimately threatened humans.”

— Judith D. Schwartz

The threat of extinction is more real than many realise. And the damage done to elephants directly leads to destruction of the ecosystem.

— Li Bingbing

I saw a dead elephant in one of Kenya's natural reserves. Around her were footprints of her baby elephant. This was just so sad,…

— Li Bingbing

Illegal killings of elephants are being linked to organized crime and the funding of armed militia groups. Many consumers in Asia do not realize…

— Li Bingbing

The problem is that during the 1980s, a decade of heavy poaching, the elephants retreated to safer areas. And now people have moved into…

— Richard Leakey

One researcher just determined that African and Indian elephants make each other sick. When a new animal or plant is introduced to a habitat…

— Robert T. Bakker

To write a book such as Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn is a formidable undertaking. You must accumulate thousands of facts and spare no…

— Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

I was pretty shocked to learn that as many as 30,000 elephants are being killed every year to fuel the ivory trade, despite an…

— Ian Somerhalder

The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels.

— Richard Leakey

“Of all African animals, the elephant is the most difficult for man to live with, yet its passing - if this must come -…

— Peter Matthiessen

Our elephants are under siege because of an illegal international market that has driven ivory prices in the region up significantly. I call upon…

— Ali Bongo Ondimba