Maintaining current elephant numbers, let alone reversing declines, requires new thinking and conservation innovation.
DESCRIPTION: Forest elephants are the smaller of the two African elephant species ... more rounded foreheads and less curvature in their spines. HABITAT: Forest elephants occupy the rainforests of ...
Reliable data about the true number of African forest elephants is difficult to come by due to their thick forest habitats, but estimates suggest that their population is around 150,000 ...
loss of habitat, human-elephant conflict, and political instability provide significant long-term challenges to their survival. Importantly, despite compelling genetic research concluding that two ...
The continuous loss of habitat also means fewer areas to feed for these gigantic animals. Over the past 30 years, there has ...
Michael Viyof Kuwong, wildlife veterinary officer at the WWF Kudu Zombo Programme, said this is equally true for African forest ... collaring elephants and studying their habitat use, it is ...