Previously Viewed. THIS MUST STOP: Satao, the world's biggest elephant, has been killed by poachers with a poison-tipped arrow in Kenya sending shockwaves among the wildlife community. While hunting has long been an issue, global warming has done a number on polar bears' habitats in recent years, dramatically shrinking the polar bear population worldwide. ... as well. We rely entirely on funds, grants and donations from around the world, so thank you for helping us to secure a future for these fascinating creatures. In fact, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that there are only 22,000 to 31,000 polar bears left in the world. Many villagers of Africa would love to see them dead so that they aren’t eating fruits and other items that they would like to have for their own people to be able to eat and to survive from. There used to be 5 million elephants. There are about 600,000 African Elephants left in the world… There are only about 40,000-50,000 Asian elephants left in the world today. Learn more about the African elephant, as well as the threats this species faces, what WWF is doing to protect its future, and how you can help. Elephants on the path to extinction - the facts The world’s population of elephants is nearing a critical point. Researchers for the Great Elephant Census found only 148 elephants in the entire country. Female elephants are social animals, living in herds with their relatives. But to get to grips with the implications, we need to know how many there are now, were once and will be in the future. So sad. What got inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2020? Overall, there are only about 30,000 rhinos left globally. Instantly recognised around the world thanks to their trunks and tusks, elephants are the world's largest land animals. Does spring start a day early in 2020? While elephants are the reason for our organization, we felt it was more appropriate to talk about our local wildlife here in Brazil for World Wildlife Day 2020. Poachers Just Killed the Biggest, Most Loved Wild Elephant in the World. Three of the five rhino species are listed as critically endangered. Their large ears help to reduce body heat; flapping them creates air currents and exposes the ears' inner sides where large blood vessels increase heat loss during hot weather. World Elephant Day 2018 is here, and, in keeping with tradition, we wanted to devote some time and attention to what’s happened for the elephants over the past year. Save the Elephants is funded almost entirely by private donations. with Patricia Sims Co-Founder, Executive Director, World Elephant Day. There are about 465,000 elephants left in the wild in Africa and Asia today.