Today,the areas in which elephant herds live is much smaller than itused to be. Manyareas in their path have been turned into farms. And some elephantshave been lied by farmers fortrampling their crops.What can we do here in our country about athreatened animal that lived so far away?Our government has passed a law to protect it. People cannot importor bring in items made from ivory or any part ofthe elephant's body. Mostcountries throughout the world have also stopped ivory imports. It ishoped that the banon the sale of ivory willhelp save the African elephant. But the world’[!--empirenews.page--]slargest land animal needs other help. Thecountries where these animals live are often poor and unable tomanage the herds. If the elephant is to survive, this animal is goingto need our support for many years to come.