The forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of two living African elephant species, the other being the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense ...

Surveys of savanna elephants are done by spotters ... The study examined how African elephants fared by species and region. In the war-torn Sahel region of northern Africa, elephant populations ...

In March 2021, the African forest elephant was listed as critically endangered and the African savanna elephant as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of ...

Across the African continent ... Researchers have monitored the numbers of forest and savanna elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis, L. africana) in different parts of Africa since the 1960s.

African elephant populations are at risk of extinction A comprehensive study has documented alarming declines in both African ...

Researchers unveiled on Monday what they called the most comprehensive assessment of the status of the two African elephant species - the savanna elephant and forest elephant - using data on ...

Researchers unveiled on Monday what they called the most comprehensive assessment of the status of the two African elephant species – the savanna elephant and forest elephant – using data on ...

Explore a country-by-country look at the population status of the African savanna elephant. The Great Elephant Census surveyed sites throughout the continent in 2014 and 2015. During this period ...

and savanna elephant populations fell on average by 70%. Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines in African elephants, but it is challenging to measure their numbers and monitor ...