Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Today, the greatest threat to African elephants is wildlife crime, primarily poaching for the illegal ivory trade, while the greatest threat to Asian elephants is habitat loss, which results in human-elephant conflict.
Both African elephant species endangered and critically endangered …
2021年3月25日 · Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable: species threatened with global extinction. Near Threatened: species close to the threatened thresholds or that would be threatened without ongoing conservation measures. Least Concern: species evaluated with a lower risk of extinction. Data Deficient: no assessment because of insufficient data.
Are Elephants Endangered? Conservation Status, Threats, How to …
2020年6月18日 · Asian elephants are endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which lists African elephants as vulnerable. Several million African elephants roamed...
Elephant - Wikipedia
African bush elephants and Asian elephants are listed as endangered and African forest elephants as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks.
Elephants - WWF
African elephant habitat has declined by over 50% since 1979, while Asian elephants are now restricted to just 15% of their original range. Add in growing human-wildlife conflict and an upsurge in ivory poaching in recent years and it's easy to see why elephants are under threat.
The state of the world's elephant populations - Our World in Data
2024年9月10日 · The forest elephant is listed as ‘critically endangered’ and the savanna elephant as ‘endangered’. The populations of both species are declining. Are elephant populations increasing or decreasing? To understand the vulnerability of elephant populations, knowing the the number of animals alive today is not enough.
African Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
The African Elephant population that once showed promising signs of recovery, could be at risk due to the recent surge in poaching for the illegal ivory trade. Learn more about the African elephant, as well as the threats this species faces, what WWF is doing to protect its future, and how you can help.
Both African elephant species are now endangered, one critically
2021年3月25日 · 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...
Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching - BBC
2021年3月25日 · 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.
African elephants now listed as Endangered and Critically Endangered
2021年3月25日 · 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 …