About World Elephant Day
World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world&rsquo;s elephants.
<img title="Caretakers Sajid and Jamal with one of the elephants at Jijamata Udyan, Byculla. Pic/Shadab Khan" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/oct/Elephant-1.jpg" alt="Caretakers Sajid and Jamal with one of the elephants at Jijamata Udyan, Byculla. Pic/Shadab Khan" /> Caretakers Sajid and Jamal with one of the elephants at Jijamata Udyan, Byculla. Pic/Shadab Khan
Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported and launched by Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation on August 12, 2012.
<img title="This building at Kalbadevi with an elephant statue on the first floor of the structure is called Hatti Building. Pic/Bipin Kokate" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/oct/Elephant-2.jpg" alt="This building at Kalbadevi with an elephant statue on the first floor of the structure is called Hatti Building. Pic/Bipin Kokate" /> This building at Kalbadevi with an elephant statue on the first floor of the structure is called Hatti Building. Pic/Bipin Kokate
Since that time, Patricia Sims continues to direct World Elephant Day, which is now supported by over 65 wildlife organisations and many individuals in countries across the globe.
<img title="This idol painted by artist Rupesh Narvekar at his Parel workshop is all set for the Ganesh festival on August 29. Pic/Rane Ashish" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/oct/Elephant-3.jpg" alt="This idol painted by artist Rupesh Narvekar at his Parel workshop is all set for the Ganesh festival on August 29. Pic/Rane Ashish" /> This idol painted by artist Rupesh Narvekar at his Parel workshop is all set for the Ganesh festival on August 29. Pic/Rane Ashish
The goal of World Elephant Day is to create awareness around the urgent plight of African and Asian elephants, and to share knowledge and positive solutions for the better care and management of captive and wild elephants.
<img title="This idol at Babu Pannalal Jain Temple in Walkeshwar is one of the oldest elephant statues in the city. Pic/Bipin Kokate" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/oct/Elephant-4.jpg" alt="This idol at Babu Pannalal Jain Temple in Walkeshwar is one of the oldest elephant statues in the city. Pic/Bipin Kokate" /> This idol at Babu Pannalal Jain Temple in Walkeshwar is one of the oldest elephant statues in the city. Pic/Bipin Kokate
Both African and Asian elephants face extinction with African elephants being &lsquo;vulnerable&rsquo; and Asian elephants being &lsquo;endangered&rsquo; on the IUCN Red List of threatened species.
<img title="This Dadar boy is in love with his stuffed elephant toy. Pic/Satyajit Desai" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/oct/Elephant-5.jpg" alt="This Dadar boy is in love with his stuffed elephant toy. Pic/Satyajit Desai" /> This Dadar boy is in love with his stuffed elephant toy. Pic/Satyajit Desai

On World Elephant Day today, as we focus on the animals animate and inanimate in the city, the larger goal should be on saving these magnificent animals from extinction

World Elephant Day: Saving the magnificent animal

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