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There are currently around 415,000 African elephants in the world (African bush and African forest combined), but there are only approximately 40,000 to 50,000 Asian elephants left.
The savanna elephant populations fell by about 70% on average at the surveyed sites and the forest elephant populations dropped by about 90% on average at the surveyed sites, with poaching and ...
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant, along with the African bush elephant. It is native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It is the smallest of the three living elephant species, reaching a shoulder height of 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). As with other African ...
Habitat for a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest elephants is under threat, a casualty of the world’s appetite for chocolate. Deforestation driven by planting cocoa ...
African bush elephants and Asian elephants are listed as endangered and African forest elephants as critically endangered on the IUCN Red Lists. One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks.
The African forest elephant is considerably smaller. Fully grown African forest elephant males in optimal conditions where individuals are capable of reaching full growth potential are estimated to be on average 2.09–2.31 metres (6.9–7.6 ft) tall and 1,700–2,300 kilograms (3,700–5,100 lb) in weight. [31]
An international conservation organization has listed African elephants as critically endangered after a sharp population decline.
Garamba's elephants are considered a hybrid of the African savanna and African forest subspecies. [5] Poaching has reduced the park's elephant population in recent decades. [ 4 ] There were around 2,800 elephants in 2011. [ 4 ]