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- African Forest Elephant — Global Conservation
Compared to savanna elephants, the forest elephant is in much more serious danger of becoming extinct According to recent studies, poachers have slaughtered 65% of the world’s remaining forest elephant population in just 12 years, reducing the population from more than 200,000 to around 100,000 elephants and reducing their range by 30%
- Are Elephants Dangerous to Humans? (Explained!)
Although they are not an active threat, elephants can be dangerous to humans They are the strongest and largest land mammals on earth, and sometimes they are deadly too However, elephants rarely attack humans or other animals if not previously provoked
- African Forest Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
As this downward trend continues, the African forest elephant was declared Critically Endangered by the IUCN in 2021 African elephants have less room to roam than ever before as expanding human populations convert land for agriculture, settlements and developments
- African Elephant: Species, Threats Conservation
African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) IUCN Status: Endangered (2021) Africa’s The Most Dangerous Animals; Conclusion – A Future Written in Dust and DNA The African elephant’s low‑frequency rumble travels 10 km underground; our decisions will echo farther From Botswana’s thriving herds to Cameroonian forests on the brink
- Threats to African elephants | WWF
Despite a ban on the international trade in ivory, African elephants are still being poached in large numbers Tens of thousands of elephants are being killed every year for their ivory tusks The ivory is often carved into ornaments and jewellery – China is the biggest consumer market for such products
- African forest elephant: threats and conservation | IFAW
Are African forest elephants endangered? In 2021, the IUCN released its first assessment of the African forest elephant as a separate species and classified it as critically endangered According to its assessment, the number of forest elephants fell by more than 86% between 1989 and 2020
- Forest Elephant - African Wildlife Foundation
About 62 percent of all forest elephants have been killed for their ivory in the last decade Their elusiveness makes them difficult to conserve Scientists are just beginning to understand the forest elephant’s habits, patterns, and movements
- Protecting African forest Elephants
African elephants, the largest land animals on Earth, face a multitude of conservation threats that endanger their populations The ivory trade remains a significant challenge, as poaching continues to drive the illegal killing of elephants for their tusks
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