Friends become enemies People finally realize that the increase of human population, the destruction of forests to open up land for farming, and the unlimited desire for material goods are connected to one another. They recognize that the disappearance of the elephant threatens their own survival. The elephants requiem has turned into a call for a stop to the killing of animals.
總算，人類發現，人口擴增、毀林開荒、無窮的物質慾望，是個連鎖反應，加速大象消失，也威脅自身生存，於是一反專為大象吹奏葬曲，改而鼓吹起阻止濫殺動物的號角聲來。