All African elephant species now Endangered or Critically Endangered. African Savanna elephants endangered, forest elephants critically endangered @IUCN
New findings highlight threatened status of the African forest elephant. Some populations may be 40% to 80% smaller than estimated, based on a study sample https://t.co/bby3td7oOE
Nigeria elephant population dwindles to a mere 300 animals in the wild. Two subspecies of the African #elephant, the forest elephant and savannah elephant occupy lowland tropical forests and grasslands in #Nigeria’s south and north, respectively https://t.co/HwcY70qBx3
Forest Elephants
The Thick Gray Line: Forest #Elephants Defend Against Climate Change. If the species is wiped out by poachers, Africa’s vast #rainforest will lose 7% of its carbon storage ability, scientists estimate https://t.co/KTqfeOFpdY
A British soldier has been killed by an elephant during a counter-poaching operation in Malawi. Mathew Talbot, 22, of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, was on patrol in Liwonde National Park on 5 May when he was charged by an elephant https://t.co/glwBwy7oIO