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 ...
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 ...
Savanna elephants have declined by about 70% and forest elephants by about 90% on average in the surveyed sites. "The loss of large mammals is a significant ecological issue for Africa and the ...
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 ...