World Elephant Day Aug. 12, 2024

World Elephant Day

Get ready to celebrate elephants, the largest living land animals. There are three elephant species alive today: African bush, African forest and Asian. World Elephant Day, observed on August 12, is dedicated to raising awareness about the urgent challenges that these gentle giants face, like ivory trade and habitat loss. This habitat loss brings them into closer contact with humans, which can lead to serious problems for both elephants and humans.

© Ruzdi Ekenheim/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Protecting the gentle giants
Family on parade
Aug. 12, 2025World Elephant Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

There’s more to Pisa than leaning towers
Ever seen garlic bloom?
Festive foliage in the garden
May 27, 2024Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
Jul. 9, 2024Talampaya National Park, Argentina
Nov. 22, 2023Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Sep. 28, 2024Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida, USA
Apr. 5, 2025Gaztelugatxe islet at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
A day for giving
Mar. 17, 2024St. Patricks Day
Mar. 27, 2026World Theatre Day
An engineering marvel
Where is this scenic view?
Jul. 25, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
Jan. 17, 2025World Pizza Day
May 25, 2025Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Secluded sands in Mexico
Back to the future
Go hug a mountain, if you can
Sep. 17, 2025A young bull moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
Among the most photographed in the Rockies
Aug. 14, 2024World Lizard Day
Sep. 6, 2024Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
Mesmerising glass pyramids
Fly me to the moon
May 20, 2024Victoria Day
9,000-year-old handprints
Mar. 25, 2025Tolkien Reading Day
Oct. 29, 2023Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Dec. 30, 2023Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan