People's main focus in east Africa is protecting elephants and cheetahs, but we must encourage the protection of all endangered African wildlife," Meggy says.

The work has implications for protecting African elephants.

Association of elephant lovers to protect elephants.

The circus settled the case by paying $20,000 to organizations that protect endangered elephants.

It was established in 1983 to protect elephants which used to migrate between Maputaland and southern Mozambique.

Many people here do not see the economic incentive in protecting elephants, especially if they are destroying crops.

"But when we are asked to choose between paying salaries and protecting elephants, the choice is made quickly."

They explore how the structure of property rights might be changed to encourage people to protect elephants.

Khanna has appeared in a PETA India campaign to protect elephants and birds.

Now, after years of neglect, local officials say they are getting serious about protecting elephants and other wildlife, punishing poachers severely.