A tragedy of the commons, people have been poaching elephants without thoughts of sustainability of the elephant population. Each individual who poaches would see their own actions as of little harmful consequences but collectively it would rapidly deplete elephants as a resource. This drastic decline in the elephant numbers will lead to detrimental effects, not just for the elephants themselves but also for humans and the environment. Read on to find out more about the consequences and why we should protect the elephants.
