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German-language map of the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. The Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area has an area of 520,000 km 2 (200,000 sq mi). [7] Of this land, 17% is in Angola, 30% in Botswana, 14% in Namibia, 25% in Zambia, and 14% in Zimbabwe. [citation needed]
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 park's elephant population experienced significant declines during the 2000s, [4] [16] although reported size estimates have varied from more than 4,000 elephants in 2002, to fewer than 900 in 2005, and approximately 400–450 by 2010. [8] [5] There were an estimated 4,300–4,350
The southern African nation is home to the largest global elephant population, estimated at 130,000 Botswana lauded for its elephant conservation at global wildlife trade conference Skip to main ...
Southern African countries home to the largest elephant population in the world fear a rise in animal deaths in the coming months as food and water sources dwindle following a severe drought. The ...
An international conservation organization has listed African elephants as critically endangered after a sharp population decline.
A decade later, the population was estimated to be 609,000; with 277,000 in Central Africa, 110,000 in Eastern Africa, 204,000 in Southern Africa, and 19,000 in Western Africa. The population of rainforest elephants was lower than anticipated, at around 214,000 individuals. Between 1977 and 1989, elephant populations declined by 74% in East Africa.
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