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African forest elephants in a waterhole Group of African forest elephants digging at a mineral lick A female with her calf drinking from a spring. The African forest elephant lives in family groups. Groups observed in the rain forest of Gabon's Lopé National Park between 1984 and 1991 comprised between three and eight individuals. [27]
Human-elephant conflict (HEC) [1] [2] is a major threat to both species in some rural forest areas of Kerala, India. Every year, about 50 elephants, 50 people and property are killed. Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department estimates that there are 6,000 elephants in the state. [3]
The upper catchment of Ulu Segama Forest Reserve had the highest density of elephants with 3.69 elephants per 1 km 2 (0.39 sq mi). Only the unprotected central forest area supported an elephant population of more than 1,000 individuals.
Safari jeeps of Hurulu Forest Reserve. There is no record of the number of people who live in the forest reserve. [7] Shifting cultivation is their main means of living. The Sri Lankan elephant is known for its migratory behavior and does so especially in the dry season between the forests situated around the area. [2]
But have you ever wondered if elephants are endangered? Well, unfortunately, these huge animals — the largest land mammals in the world — are in a fight for survival. They face several threats ...
Both African elephant species live in family units comprising several adult cows, their daughters and their subadult sons. Each family unit is led by an older cow known as the matriarch. [33] [34] African forest elephant groups are less cohesive than African bush elephant groups, probably because of the lack of predators. [34]
The Secret Life of Elephants is a BBC nature documentary series following the lives of elephants and the work of the conservation charity Save the Elephants in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. It was first transmitted in the United Kingdom on BBC One in January 2009 to 4.2 million viewers.
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. After 1987, losses in elephant numbers hastened, and savannah populations from Cameroon to Somalia experienced a decline of 80%. African forest elephants had a total loss ...