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Share your encounters with elephants

In 1979 there were 1.3 million elephants, there are now 400,000 left
In 1979 there were 1.3 million elephants, there are now 400,000 left. Photograph: Paul Goldstein/REX/Shutterstock

Over the next year we’re going to be covering the plight of elephants around the world. The numbers of these beautiful animals – now our largest land mammal – have been in steep decline for a century and now face more serious challenges than ever, due to poaching, habitat destruction, and conflict with man.

Please help with our coverage by getting in touch and telling us your own stories, encounters and campaigns. Are you a wildlife campaigner in Asia? A grassroots activist in Africa? Whoever you are, we want to hear from you about your own encounters with elephants.

You can get in touch by filling in our form below. We’ll include some of your contributions in our ongoing reporting.

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