elephants dying in Mali are among 350 to 400 left in the area . Save the Elephant releases photos of elephants struggling during drought . Soaring heat is killing cattle , which is contributing to air pollution , group says . The animals , now numbering only about 350 to 450 , have been called `` the last elephants of Timbuktu , '' said Jake Wall , a scientist with Save the Elephants . There is hope that rain in Mali will provide relief to elephants .
elephants dying in Mali are among 350 to 400 left in the area . Save the Elephant releases photos of elephants struggling during drought . Soaring heat is killing cattle , which is contributing to air pollution , group says . There is hope that rain in Mali will provide relief to elephants .