File photo shows Chinese actress and United Nations Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador Li Bingbing learns about behavior of elephants at Samburu National Reserve, north of Kenya, May 8, 2013. The World Elephant Day was launched on Aug. 12, 2012 to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants. The escalation of poaching, habitat loss and human-elephant conflict are some of the threats to both African and Asian elephants. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang) |