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Forest Elephants live in the dense tropical forests of west and central Africa like Namibia. They Eat grass, leaves, bark, fruit and can consume up to 50 gallons of water each day. Females reproduce every 4 years. After a gestation period of 22 months, a calf is born. Even though the forest elephant isn't eaten by any other creature, its main predator is humans. Many of these elephants are killed each year for the illegal trade of ivory. They are also occasionally hunted for their meat in parts of central Africa. The forest elephant is also losing most of its land because it's being converted for agriculture. Its IUCN status is vulnerable. Groups like WWF and TRAFFIC support a Central African forest and have created a network called PAPECALF that will strengthen law enforcement and better combat poaching of species at risk from illegal trade. I can inform others of whats going on in places like Central Africa and help raise money for programs such as WWF by sending spare change and having a bake sale or other fund raisers to raise money adopting one of these elephants through WWF. [|www.wallpapersonweb.com] [|worldnews.nbcnews.com]

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