Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Asian elephants have been domesticated for centuries. Individuals can be trained to reliably perform a wide variety of tasks. They are used as draft animals, for hunting, and for transportation. Ivory from their tusks is used in the manufacture of a number of items, including jewelry.
Positive Impacts: body parts are source of valuable material; ecotourism
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guntapon prommoon commented on an older version of Economic Importance for Humans: Positive:
In the primitive Asian history, elephants were also used for wartime animals. A good example is the popular war between Thailand and Myanmar.
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Author: Deborah Ciszek, University of Michigan
Ciszek, D. 1999. "Elephas maximus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 04, 2012 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Elephas_maximus.html
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