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Common name Binomial name/Trinomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image African bush elephant: Loxodonta africana: 352,000 [1]: EN [1] [1]The population has been reduced dramatically (african elephant populations in 18 countries declined by ~30%) since a mass ivory sell off by southern african countries in the early 2000's to present time.
The rate of decline in the population is also accelerating and reached 8% in 2014. [7] The loss of population is primarily a result of poaching with the elephants being killed for their tusks. The ivory is then illegally sold in China and the United States. It is estimated approximately 100 elephants are killed every day for ivory.
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The ivory trade contributed to the fall of the African elephant population in the late 20th century. [145] This prompted international bans on ivory imports, starting with the United States in June 1989, and followed by bans in other North American countries, western European countries, and Japan. [151]
Mali, a female Asian elephant, an endangered species, gave birth to a 220-pound male calf in the early morning hours on Oct. 24, according to a news release from the zoo. Ten hours later, to the ...
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