There are three species of elephant, the African savanna elephant, African forest elephant and the Asian elephant.Â
There are four subspecies of the Asian elephant which are the Indian elephant the Sumatran elephant, the Borneon elephant and the sri lankan elephant.
With the African species, Forest elephants have declined 86% between 1986 and 2015, African Bush elephants declined 60% 1965 and 2015 leaving just over 400,000. African forest elephants are thought to number between 100,000 and 150,000.
One of the other issues with poaching is that elephants are very intelligent, and can communicate over long distances. As a result if for instance an elephant is killed in the north of the Kruger, elephants hundreds of miles south will become far more aggressive towards humans and cars. This in turn reduces the number of tourists that are willing to visit the reserve.
Positive news from Borneo – reconnecting wilderness
One of the problems with cutting down rainforest, it often what is left is so fragmented that it is useless for conservation. Remaining blocks of
African forest elephants are now considered critically endangered, and African savannah elephants endangered, are the Asiatic elephants safe? And are we killing one of the few hopes humanity has? A guide to what remains
The African savannah elephant has declined by 60% over the last 50 years, and the African forest elephant has declined by 86% over the last
Encountering an elephant while on foot
The big 5 is a tool that safari operators continue to use. It does not make much sense as this term is a hunting term.
UK makes a respected decision to ban ivory sales, but not other body parts
At various times over the last century, the elephant population has been decimated. Between 1979 and 1989 the elephant population halved. Even recently, between 2007
Forest elephants have been found to be more closely related to an extinct Asian elephant than to African Savannah elephants
The first analysis of the genome of the Straight-tusked elephant (a long extinct species) may well rewrite the elephant family tree – while at the
Killing for ivory is increasing the numbers of tusk-less females
Do elephants need tusks? It is a big question. Given the fact that they have them would suggest that they do have a purpose and