However, a new study compiling data from 1,325 surveys over 50 years has revealed a dramatic decline in elephant populations, writes George Wittemyer for The Conversation Africa. African savanna ...

HABITAT: Forest elephants occupy the rainforests of West and Central Africa. RANGE: The majority of remaining forest elephant populations occur in Central Africa, in the countries of Gabon, Democratic ...

Consequently, the information on the numbers of elephants across Africa is spotty. Even for a single population, survey effort and coverage can change over the years. Still, the efforts of ...

Genetic research has raised the possibility that the two classic forms of elephant in Africa are separate species rather than subspecies of Loxodonta africana. Museum research has uncovered ...

The clock is ticking to save Central Africa's forest elephants. Populations of the elusive elephants have plunged by around 80 percent inside one of the region's most important nature preserves.

RANGE: Savannah elephants live in sub-Saharan Africa occur in small populations of West and Central Africa, including the countries: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin ...

Consequently, the information on the numbers of elephants across Africa is spotty. Even for a single population, survey effort and coverage can change over the years. Still, the efforts of ...