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Common name Binomial name/Trinomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image African bush elephant: Loxodonta africana: 352,000 [1]: EN [1] [1]The population has been reduced dramatically (african elephant populations in 18 countries declined by ~30%) since a mass ivory sell off by southern african countries in the early 2000's to present time.
A decade later, the population was estimated to be 609,000; with 277,000 in Central Africa, 110,000 in Eastern Africa, 204,000 in Southern Africa, and 19,000 in Western Africa. The population of rainforest elephants was lower than anticipated, at around 214,000 individuals. Between 1977 and 1989, elephant populations declined by 74% in East Africa.
African Elephants in Sweetwater National Parks Kenya African Savannah Elephant Elephant crossing the Luvuvhu. The Great Elephant Census—the largest wildlife survey in history—was an African-wide census designed to provide accurate data about the number and distribution of African elephants by using standardized aerial surveys of hundreds of thousands of square miles or terrain in Africa.
The savanna elephant populations fell by about 70% on average at the surveyed sites and the forest elephant populations dropped by about 90% on average at the surveyed sites, with poaching and ...
The southern African nation is home to the largest global elephant population, estimated at 130,000
Elephants are one of the iconic animals that people travel thousands of miles to see. But have you ever wondered if elephants are endangered? Well, unfortunately, these huge animals — the ...
Populations of the African forest elephant in Central Africa range in large contiguous rainforest tracts from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, [16] [17] [18] with the largest stable population in Gabon, [19] where suitable habitat covers 90% of the country.
An international conservation organization has listed African elephants as critically endangered after a sharp population decline.