World Elephant Day 2026 observed on August 12 with theme 'Bringing the world together to help elephants'

Exam-focused facts from the 13 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

World Elephant Day is observed annually on August 12.
The first World Elephant Day was observed on August 12, 2012.
World Elephant Day was conceived in 2011 by the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation and filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark.
The 2026 message of World Elephant Day is 'Bringing the world together to help elephants'.
The Asian elephant is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
India accounts for more than 60% of the global wild Asian elephant population.
Project Elephant was launched by the Indian government in 1992.
The three recognised living elephant species are the African savanna, African forest, and Asian elephant.