Don't Shoot! Only Elephants Should Wear Ivory, 2023, quilt, 36 x 36 in. / 91.44 x 91.44 cm.

Don't Shoot! Only Elephants Should Wear Ivory, Claudia Pearce, 2023, quilt, 36 x 36 in. / 91.44 x 91.44 cm.

Considered Endangered, the African Bush Elephant is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and poaching for the illegal ivory trade. In the 1800s, there were roughly 27 million African Elephants. But due to the demand for ivory, only 430,000 remain, just 1.5 of their historic numbers.