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25. März 2021 · Poaching and habitat loss have driven both African elephant species to the brink of extinction. The IUCN Red List provides the latest data and assessments of their population trends and conservation status.
25. März 2021 · African forest elephants are now critically endangered, an update from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reveals. Savanna elephants are also endangered.
25. März 2021 · African forest elephants are now critically endangered, an update from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), external reveals. Savanna elephants are also endangered.
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This article is about the importance of elephants and their role in shaping ecosystems. It discusses the decline in elephant populations due to habitat loss, poaching for illegal ivory trade, human-elephant conflict etc. The article also highlights the efforts made by WWF to protect elephants through various initiatives such as establishing protect...
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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 resulting human-elephant conflict.
Both male and female African elephants grow tusks, led by matriarch, organized into complex social structures of females and calves with males living in isolation or small bachelor groups. A single calf is born every 4-5 years after 22 months gestation period.
Elephants play pivotal role shaping their habitats, directly influence forest composition and density, disperse seeds, alter broader landscape; they maintain biodiversity of ecosystems they inhabit as keystone species. At least 1/3 tree species rely on elephants for seed distribution in central Africa forests.
Learn about the facts, threats, and conservation efforts of elephants, the largest land mammals on earth. Find out how poaching, habitat loss, and human-elephant conflict are driving elephants to extinction and what WWF is doing to protect them.
25. März 2021 · The IUCN has recognized two species of African elephants: the savanna and the forest, both critically or endangered. Poaching for ivory is the main driver of decline, while habitat degradation and fragmentation also threaten their survival.
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African elephant habitat has declined by over 50% since 1979, while Asian elephants are now restricted to just 15% of their original range. Add in growing human-wildlife conflict and an upsurge in ivory poaching in recent years and it's easy to see why elephants are under threat.
25. März 2021 · While the assessment has found that there are around 415,000 African elephants in total, the speed at which they have declined over the last few decades means that the savanna and forest elephants are now both classed as Endangered, and the forest elephants critically so.
