Get ready to celebrate elephants, the largest living land animals. There are three elephant species alive today: African bush, African forest and Asian. World Elephant Day, observed on August 12, is dedicated to raising awareness about the urgent challenges that these gentle giants face, like ivory trade and habitat loss. This habitat loss brings them into closer contact with humans, which can lead to serious problems for both elephants and humans.
World Elephant Day
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
A temple to treasure
-
Finding maths in nature
-
Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
-
South Downs Dark Skies Festival
-
Art beyond beauty
-
International Polar Bear Day
-
Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
-
Gravity-defying wonders of the world
-
A gorge-ous place to drop in
-
World Meteorological Day
-
Postcard from Italy
-
Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
-
Brighton Festival
-
Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
-
A painters palette of natures hues
-
Eurasian lynx
-
Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
-
Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
-
Autumn in Georgia
-
Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
-
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
-
Mothering Sunday
-
An explosive history
-
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
-
Grand National
-
An endless stretch of sky
-
Happy Mothers Day!
-
Celebrating an American Icon
-
Brown-throated three-toed sloth
-
A beacon in the golden light
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

