GALLERY: A Bleak And Shocking Look At The Poaching Of Endangered Animals Across Asia

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Elephants are used because their height enables them to be able to see over the 13-15 foot elephant grass to see poaching activities. The lack on of noise the elephant makes allows the soliders to surprise the poachers and the elephants presence makes sure that most of all tigers won't attack the soldiers while being on the elephants. Patrick Brown © Panos Pictures 2003

Elephants are used by anti-poaching forces, their height helps them see over the 15 foot tall elephant grass to see poaching activities. The lack of noise the elephant makes allows the soldiers to surprise the poachers, and the elephant’s presence also protects them from tiger attack.

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