- Elephants are endangered. African elephants are listed as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), while Asian elephants are listed as "endangered". This means that their populations are declining and they are at risk of extinction. Killing elephants makes this decline worse.
- Elephants are keystone species. They play a vital role in their ecosystems by clearing vegetation, providing food and water for other animals, and pollinating plants. Killing elephants can disrupt these ecosystems and have negative impacts on other species.
- Elephants are intelligent and sentient animals. They experience emotions, form relationships, and mourn their dead. Killing elephants is therefore not only a conservation concern but also an ethical one.
- Killing elephants is often illegal. In many countries, it is illegal to kill elephants without a permit. Killing elephants for their tusks or other body parts is particularly illegal and is a major source of income for criminal networks.
For these reasons, it is important to stop the killing of elephants and to protect these magnificent animals.