Total Wild Elephants: 76 – 94
Country Rankings: 9th out of 13 Asian countries
Uses of elephants: tourism, festival and religious ceremonies, transportation and logging
Threats:
- Deforestation
Trees are being cleared from logging and for agricultural purposes. - Habitat loss
- Domestication
- Human-elephant conflict
- Ivory poaching
- Bombing and poisonings
Conservation Measures:
- National Elephant Action Plan (NEAP) allows for creation of elephant protection in Vietnam provinces. These habitats are meant to create the optimal conditions for the long-term survival of elephants. Furthermore, a system of electric fences and trenches are being put in place to reduce human-elephant conflict. NEAP includes education and awareness to garner support from the Vietnamese people too (Elephants in Vietnam, n.d.).