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2. Hundreds of endangered African elephants suddenly died ... - AOL

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   There are approximately 415,000 African elephants left in the world. The World Wildlife Foundation said that, in 2016, experts estimated their population had fallen by 111,000 over the course of a ...

3. Poaching and Habitat Loss: The Dual Threats to Elephant ... - AOL

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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.

4. 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.

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. African elephant - Wikipedia

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   Decrease of suitable habitat was the major cause for the decline of elephant populations until the 1950s. Hunting African elephants for the ivory trade accelerated the decline from the 1970s onwards. The carrying capacity of remaining suitable habitats was estimated at 8,985,000 elephants at most by 1987. [59]

7. Borneo elephant - Wikipedia

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   The pre-eminent threats to the Asian elephant today are habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation, which are driven by an expanding human population, and lead in turn to increasing conflicts between humans and elephants when elephants eat or trample crops. Hundreds of people and elephants are killed annually as a result of such conflicts. [12]

8. Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed citizens left hungry ...

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   Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades. With nearly half of the country’s population facing the risk of acute hunger ...

9. Sri Lankan elephant - Wikipedia

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   A herd of elephants in Yala National Park. The Sri Lankan elephant is the largest subspecies reaching a shoulder height of between 2 and 3.5 m (6 ft 7 in and 11 ft 6 in), weighing between 2,000 and 5,500 kg (4,400 and 12,100 lb).