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  2. List of elephant species by population - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Wildlife of Botswana - Wikipedia

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    The Northern Tuli Game Reserve is a private reserve covering an area of 46,000 hectares (110,000 acres) made up of savannah plains, riverine forests, open marshland and rugged outcrops of sandstone. It is the largest private reserve in Southern Africa. It has the largest elephant population in the world.

  4. African elephant - Wikipedia

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    They are among the world's most intelligent species. With a mass of just over 5 kg (11 lb), the elephant brain is larger than that of any other terrestrial animal. The elephant's brain is similar to a human brain in terms of structure and complexity; the elephant's cortex has as many neurons as that of a human brain, [43] suggesting convergent ...

  5. Southern African countries fear losing more elephants ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. Great Elephant Census - Wikipedia

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    African Elephants in Sweetwater National Parks Kenya African Savannah Elephant Elephant crossing the Luvuvhu. The Great Elephant Census—the largest wildlife survey in history—was an African-wide census designed to provide accurate data about the number and distribution of African elephants by using standardized aerial surveys of hundreds of thousands of square miles or terrain in Africa.

  7. Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in ...

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    The country is home to almost a third of the world's savanna elephants, a population that has tripled since 1984, ... Germany is one of the E.U.'s largest importers of hunting trophies. Animal ...

  8. An international conservation organization has listed African elephants as critically endangered after a sharp population decline.

  9. Elephant - Wikipedia

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    One trunkless elephant has been observed to graze using its lips with its hind legs in the air and balancing on its front knees. [45] Floppy trunk syndrome is a condition of trunk paralysis recorded in African bush elephants and involves the degeneration of the peripheral nerves and muscles. The disorder has been linked to lead poisoning. [55]