According to the seminar on combating  illegal trafficking of wildlife and their parts,  there are 2000 wild elephants and 3000 tamed elephants in Myanmar.

There are only 13 countries where Asia elephants can be found. About 90 percent of the habitat of elephants were wiped out and in the entire world, there are only 52,345 elephants left. Fifty percent of elephants can be found in neighbouring India. Poaching for ivory, meat and other elephant products takes place in Myanmar as well.  Habitat loss, shrinking and fragmentation of elephant habitat is placing increased pressure on the remaining elephant population in Myanmar.

"Wild elephants can mostly be found in Mandalay Region and at the same time, poaching still exists. Wild elephants were killed sometimes." said acting Police Brig-Gen Sein Lwin.

In the endangered species of Myanmar issued by Department of Forestry, elephants are included to five fully protection.