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. And "declines ...
The Asian elephant can be found from western India to eastern Borneo in Southeast Asia. A total of three recognized Asian ...
Researchers have monitored the numbers of forest and savanna elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis, L. africana) in different parts of Africa since the 1960s. However, few stud­­ies have compiled all ...
At the same time, it is officially identifying African elephants as two distinct species: savanna elephants and forest elephants. The reclassification — part of an update to IUCN’s Red List of ...
The study, which analysed data from 475 sites across 37 countries spanning from 1964 to 2016, reveals alarming population ...
Researchers unveiled on Monday what they called the most comprehensive assessment of the status of the two African elephant species - the savanna elephant and forest elephant - using data on ...
Over 53 years of surveys, forest elephant populations decreased on average by 90%, and savanna elephant populations fell on average by 70%. Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines ...
From 1964–2016, forest elephant populations decreased on average by 90%, and savanna elephant populations fell on average by 70%. In combination, populations declined by 77% on average.
Researchers unveiled on Monday what they called the most comprehensive assessment of the status of the two African elephant species – the savanna elephant and forest elephant – using data on ...