COMMENT | After the tragic accident that killed a baby elephant along the East-West highway, many people suggested ways to prevent a repeat of this debacle.

But some felt, “Do we really need to spend millions to build wildlife bridges? Isn't it more important to feed political cronies?”

OK, jokes aside, isn't it better to help “the poor”?

However, when we help our wildlife, we are helping ourselves too.

Here are six ways this can happen.