Habitat Fragmentation and Loss: Whose Loss Really?

Today i go back to talking about a major issue affecting the elephant...but first....let me begin by saying, blogging is hard work! Yes it is...bloggers testify! So when the opportunity to go on break comes along, we take it! Basically, we have to decide on our own breaks otherwise we'll be stuck writing and end up doing so just for the sake. However, i just wanted to say, its the readers that make the hours put into thinking, creating and writing worthwhile, so, thank you dear readers!

Now, back to elephants. You see, the threats facing elephants such as this one could all be solved with
one word, kindness. Surprising ha? Yes, kindness can go a long way even in saving these big creatures. I like this word 'kindness'....especially when show host Ellen Degeneres says it, "be kind to one another!" at the end of her show. Isn't that what being human is all about? Wouldn't we be less hateful to one another if we just stopped to be kind. And if we can be kind to one another, shouldn't we be kind to animals?

Most times as humans we have the tendency to distant ourselves from issues that don't affect us directly. For example, who would care to hear that a herd of elephants died because they lost their habitat? Honestly, most of us wouldn't give it a second thought. I however, want to help change that because believe it or not, clearing out forest land to create farms may seem harmless and sure its helping develop our nations, but in the long run, we are just killing mother nature one tree at a time. And if mother nature dies....'we die'. See how the tables turn?

Every part of this world was created with purpose. Sure, we as humans are growing in population by the minute and in order to survive have to 'till the land', but should this be done at the expense of another's survival? In my previous posts, i must have tired your ears out with my insistence on why elephants need their land. And i'll say it again, elephants survival is tied to them being able to roam on their land and feed as much as their appetites needs them to. Sometimes we forget that we were created to enjoy the company of these animals. Did i say sometimes...i mean, all the time! In Biblical view, we were given the authority to care for these animals. Even those who don't believe in the existence of God can at least agree on this!

Elephants like any other wild animal survives on instincts, so when pushed to the wall, they push back. Hence the growing numbers of human deaths as a result of conflicts with elephants cannot be blamed on them. Due to the fragmentation of  their land, elephants are forced to flee to smaller lands and end up going in search of food from farms. This causes conflict as many are injured or die in an attempt to save their farms. They like us have to fight for their survival, even if its at the cost of a life.

Now that we know its primarily our fault as the human race that elephants habitats are being depleted, what can we do about it? There's a lot that can be done to ensure that more land is not converted to farmlands or in developing infrastructure. Through educating those involved in the act itself on the dangers of deforestation to not only the land but to the elephants, we can help reduce the rising cases in habitat loss. We can also support initiatives by environmental and conservation groups working endlessly to come up with ways to prevent this issue. By voicing our concerns through campaigns, someone is bound to stop and listen, right? Because at the end of the day, whose loss is it really when we deplete these animals habitats? Food for thought.