The status of African 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.
The status of African elephants | Magazine Articles | WWF
But decades of poaching and conflict have since decimated African elephant populations. In 2016, experts estimated that Africa's elephant population had dropped ...
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 ...
Distribution and Status of Elephants | ECF
The African forest elephant was reassessed in March 2021 as Critically Endangered, following decades of population decline due to poaching for ivory and loss of ...
African Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
African elephants are the largest animals walking the Earth. Their herds wander through 37 countries in Africa. They are easily recognized by their trunk.
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, ...
With only 40,000-50,000 left in the wild, the species is classified as endangered. And it is critical to conserve both African and Asian elephants since they ...
African elephants - Center for Biological Diversity
The United States plays a crucial role in elephant conservation. Elephants are currently listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, which allows ...
African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African ...
African elephants | WWF - Panda.org
Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense rainforests of west and central Africa but according to the last assessment released in 2021, their ...
The state of the world's elephant populations - Our World in Data
Line chart showing estimates of African elephant populations. There are around 450,000 African elephants in. While earlier estimates are more uncertain, there ...
Breaking: US Fish and Wildlife Service issues stronger protections ...
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized critical trade protections for African elephants. Serious threats such as poaching, ...
African forest elephant: threats and conservation | IFAW
The African forest elephant is found in the dense tropical forests of sub-Saharan Africa, where it spends around 20 hours a day foraging for food.
African Elephant Conservation Fund | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
West Africa has lost most of its elephants, with few isolated and fragmented populations exceeding 100 animals, and poaching levels remain high. The ...
African elephants now listed as Endangered and Critically ...
The African savanna elephant is now listed as Endangered while the African forest elephant is Critically Endangered.
African forest elephants inhabit the dense rainforests of West and Central Africa. Their tendency to dwell in dense forest habitats prohibits traditional ...
African Elephants (Loxodonta africana and L. cyclotis) Fact Sheet ...
Population estimates · Approximately 415,000 individuals across 275 survey areas in Africa (Thouless et al. 2016). Possibly another 117,000 to 135,000 ...
Population and Distribution of African Elephants [MOE]
In this version, the species is split in two, and the African savanna elephant is listed as Endangered (EN) while the African forest elephant is listed as ...
The Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Nomenclature. The scientific name used in CITES to ...
New Endangered and Critically Endangered status for African ...
The African savannah elephant and the forest elephant have now been classified as Endangered and Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...