African forest elephants: new data reveal a clearer, urgent picture
3 days ago · A new assessment of African forest elephants provides the most complete and reliable understanding of this species to date. While the updated numbers offer a more accurate picture of …
Elephant | WWF | World Wildlife Fund
Once common throughout Africa and Asia, elephant populations have experienced significant declines over the last century. The greatest threat to African elephants is poaching for the illegal ivory trade, …
Endangered Elephants: Facts, Threats And Conservation
Oct 19, 2021 · The populations of endangered elephants in both Africa and Asia are decreasing and becoming ever-more fragmented. On this page, we cover all three endangered elephants and the …
African Elephants Face Severe Decline Over Past Half-Century
Both forest and savanna elephant species have experienced widespread declines due to overexploitation and habitat loss, mirroring the global trend affecting large-bodied animals.
Critically Endangered African Forest Elephants Get Population Boost ...
Nov 27, 2025 · There Could Be 10,000 More African Forest Elephants Than We Thought – But They’re Still Critically Endangered Advances in survey techniques and DNA monitoring have led to a more …
DNA methods help uncover further African Forest Elephants - IUCN
Nov 27, 2025 · A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 elephants based on more tentative ‘guesses’. …
Elephant - African Wildlife Foundation
The African elephant is endangered by demand for its ivory tusks. AWF fights elephant poaching, ivory trafficking, and ivory demand to save elephants from extinction.
Both African elephant species are now endangered, one critically
Savanna elephants are endangered and forest elephants are critically endangered, according to an official assessment released today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...
The state of the world's elephant populations - Our World in Data
Sep 10, 2024 · How have elephant populations changed over time? What species are at risk of extinction today?
African elephant: strong, smart, but vulnerable - WWF
Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant is now listed as critically endangered. The African savanna elephant is also …