World Elephant Day

Elephants are on rampage these days! They go in search of water and food; Who opened the woods to our place? We human beings are to blame. Elephants destroy plantain crops; They roam inside the tea-estates, Attacking people who stray near, Beat them to death like bamboo-sticks! Elephants were eating only grass; They are lured by the smell of jack-fruits; They do not like to be teased at all; Their trumpet noise can scare lions! Leave elephants in their forests dense; Don't cut the forests down for wood; Let them live in their habitats; Don't kill them for ivory tusks! Copyright by Dr John Celes 13-08-2014