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Disappearance of elephants


African elephant species now Endangered and Critically ... - IUCN

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) as Endangered.

50 years of survey data confirm African elephant decline

The first continent-wide analysis of population survey data has found large-scale declines of African elephants. Over 53 years of surveys, ...

African elephants are just a step or two away from extinction, new ...

Scientists and conservationists have long warned about drastic drops in African elephant populations because of habitat loss, conflicts with ...

The status of African elephants | Magazine Articles | WWF

While elephant poaching is trending downward, with significant declines in East Africa, poaching continues to steer the species dangerously nearer to extinction ...

Elephants | WWF - Panda.org

Once common throughout Africa and Asia, elephant numbers fell dramatically in the 19th and 20th centuries, largely due to the ivory trade and habitat loss.

Why Care? - World Elephant Day

Elephant numbers have dropped by 62% over the last decade, and they could be mostly extinct by the end of the next decade. An estimated 100 African elephants ...

WWF says African elephants will be extinct by 2040 if we don't act ...

See link for photo. The African elephant will disappear within two decades if urgent action is not taken to save one of the world's most iconic animal ...

What happens if we lose elephants? - Wild Survivors

One elephant is being killed, on average, every fifteen minutes in their home ranges across the African continent. The lucrative trade in ...

Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching - BBC

The ivory trade and habitat loss combine to push Africa's elephants closer to extinction.

African elephant, largest land animal, disappearing. Population ...

Elephants vanished at some sites while their populations increased in other places thanks to conservation efforts. "A lot of the lost ...

Elephants in Africa Face Grave Extinction Threat, New Expert ...

Today's IUCN update deemed forest elephants to be critically endangered because of steep declines caused by poaching and habitat destruction.

Only the south remains for African elephants - EL PAÍS English

In Namibia, Zambia and South Africa there are, combined, another 60,000. That sounds like a lot, but the African elephant is disappearing. A ...

Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund

The greatest threat to African elephants is poaching for the illegal ivory trade, while Asian elephant populations are most at risk from habitat loss and ...

African elephant: strong, smart, but vulnerable - WWF-UK

Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant is now listed as ...

Elephants - WCS.org

Wildlife. Elephants ... Today, the world's largest land mammal is in crisis. All three types—Asian, African forest, and African savannah—are listed as threatened ...

African elephants will soon become extinct without immediate help

Older African elephants face significantly reduced survival chances under climate change. This threatens species and disrupts the ...

Elephants on the path to extinction - the facts - The Guardian

Poaching conveniently removes elephants from the land, leaving it open to development. This is a pattern seen across western Africa, where ...

African elephants face extinction amid poaching, habitat loss

African elephants face extinction amid poaching, habitat loss. Number of forest elephants found mostly in Central Africa has fallen by 86 ...

Elephant species closer to extinction than scientists thought

Savanna and African forest elephants are declining because of poaching and habitat loss.

Decline in African Elephant Populations | Open Case Studies

The current decrease in elephant populations is primarily due to illegal poaching, demand for Ivory products, and factors associated with human population ...