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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, while Asian elephant populations are most at risk from habitat loss and resulting human-elephant conflict.
All three living elephant species are threatened; both the African bush elephant and the Asian elephant are endangered, while the African forest elephant is critically endangered. The populations of endangered elephants in both Africa and Asia are decreasing and becoming ever-more fragmented.
With only 40,000-50,000 left in the wild, the species is classified as endangered. And it is critical to conserve both African and Asian elephants since they play such a vital role in their ecosystems as well as contributing towards tourism and community incomes in many areas.
The latest Red List assessments highlight a broadscale decline in African elephant numbers due to a significant increase in poaching and land loss.
In this article we’ll discusses why elephants are endangered, their natural habitats, what makes them significant to the wildlife world, the dangers they face as a species, and ways we can prevent their extinction.
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)...
Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives include mammoths and mastodons. Distinctive features of ...
Asian and African elephants are listed as endangered species. They are threatened by habitat loss and poaching. At the beginning of the 21st century, fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants remained in the wild.
While the assessment has found that there are around 415,000 African elephants in total, the speed at which they have declined over the last few decades means that the savanna and forest elephants are now both classed as Endangered, and the forest elephants critically so.
Asian elephants are listed as endangered, while African elephants are deemed vulnerable. Learn more about these iconic animals and how to help.