In the war-torn Sahel region of northern Africa, elephant populations overall have been 'decimated' as their habitats are destroyed. Forest elephants are uniquely adapted to the dense forest ...
Agricultural expansion is the top factor in habitat loss. The forest elephant population is estimated to be about a third that of savanna elephants. Poaching has affected forest elephants ...
Among key findings, it includes an average decline of 90 percent for the African elephant population, a 70 percent decline for the savannah elephant population and a combined average decline of 77 ...