Wild Planet Desk Calendar

Wild Planet Desk Calendar Overview

The Wild Planet desk calendar is a captivating calendar with an underlying message of conservation. Insightful, inspiring images of some of the most astonishing places on earth and the wildlife found in each natural habitat, facing threats to survival. Each month features a spectacular location and a wild creature which lives there, which should be preserved.

In January there is an image depicting wetlands in the Congo Basin in Central Africa. This month's focus is on the African Forest Elephant, inhabiting the dense forests of west and central Africa in family groups of up to 20 individuals. Foraging on leaves, grasses, seeds, fruit, and tree bark, they play a vital role in dispersing many tree species. They are smaller and more elusive than African savanna elephants and have a slower reproduction rate. Their critically endangered status is due to commercial development, agriculture, transportation as well as climate change, drought and civil unrest. They are illegally poached for their tusks, despite bans on ivory trade.