The status of African elephants

Africa's elephants now endangered by poaching, habitat loss

The savanna elephants prefer more open plains and are found in various habitats across sub-Saharan Africa, with Botswana, South Africa and ...

African forest elephant | Size, Habitat, & Facts - Britannica

African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) are found in tropical forests from Senegal east to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

First Comprehensive Update on the Status of Africa's Elephants ...

According to the new Status Report by the IUCN African Elephant Specialist Group, Africa now holds an estimated 415,000 elephants, which is over ...

Elephant | African Wildlife Foundation

They will live in almost any habitat that provides plentiful food and water. Their populations are scattered throughout the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa.

Both species of African elephants are now officially endangered

Both species of African elephants are now officially endangered ... Poachers killing Africa's elephants for ivory have brought them to the brink ...

African Elephant Facts | Southern Africa Wildlife Guide

Elephants are active during both night and day. This is due to the fact that they have a 16- to 20-hour waking period, which must necessarily spill into the ...

Loss of forest elephant may make Earth 'less inhabitable for humans'

In Central Africa, 62 percent of forest elephants were lost between 2002 and 2011, primarily due to poaching. However, as they are considered ...

Population trends and conservation status of elephants in Botswana ...

In northern Botswana, overall elephant populations have not changed significantly since 2010. Between 2018, the date of the most recent survey ...

Elephants For Africa: Home

We are losing African elephants at an alarming rate. Less than 500,000 remain in the wild and 70% of these utilise areas outside of protected areas. The Cause

The future survival of African elephants: Implications for conservation

However, this population is rapidly decreasing. Today, African elephants are highly endangered and are listed as 'vulnerable' on the ...

Africa's two elephant species are both endangered, due to poaching ...

Africa's two elephant species are both endangered, due to poaching and habitat loss ... Editor's note: George Wittemyer, associate professor of ...

All About Elephants - Habitat and Distribution | United Parks & Resorts

Distribution. African elephants have a sub-Saharan distribution, with forest elephants primarily inhabiting western and central regions of Africa and ...

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half ...

Nov 11 (Reuters) - African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social.

Elephants | Defenders of Wildlife

The Asian elephant is found across 13 countries in South, Southeast and East Asia. Population. At the turn of the 20th century, there were a few million African ...

African elephant conservation - Traffic.org

African Elephants are one of the most heavily poached mammals in the world. Historic and ongoing demand for ivory is the leading reason behind their slaughter.

Decline in African elephant numbers leads to conservation lessons

Elephants influence the structure of savannas and forests, disperse seeds, and modify the habitats of countless other species that depend on ...

How many elephants are left in the world? View population numbers

There are three species of elephants: the African bush elephant (also known as the African savanna elephant), the African forest elephant and ...

Some Elephants in Africa Are Just a Step From Extinction

The shy forest elephants have lost nearly nine-tenths of their number in a generation and are now critically endangered — just one step from ...

African Elephants — Destination: Wildlife™

Savannah elephants live in grasslands that have trees and plenty of water. Although they used to roam all but the most northern regions of the continent, today ...

African Elephant | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Over the last century, the African elephant has faced an array of challenges to their persistence. Habitat degradation, growing human populations and expanding ...