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According to the Great Elephant Census<\/a>, which was published in 2016, the African Savanna Elephant have suffered severely over the last decade and are down to a number of approximately\u00a0350 000 individuals<\/strong>\u00a0remaining in 18 African countries. That represents a loss of 30%\u00a0of the population<\/strong> in just seven years (calculated between 2007-2014).<\/p>\n

Poaching for ivory is the biggest threat to African Elephants with about\u00a020 000 animals being illegally killed every year*<\/strong>\u00a0mainly for the value of their tusks. That makes an average of 1 elephant every half hour. The ivory is largely smuggled to Asia where it is carved into exclusive ornamental objects that are in high demand to be used as status symbols.<\/p>\n

The African Elephant is classified as vulnerable by the\u00a0IUCN<\/a>\u00a0(The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) with populations in Southern Africa still relatively stable, while those in Central Africa are considered endangered. However there have been an increase in poaching in South Africa the last couple of years.<\/p>\n

The Asian Elephant is classified by the IUCN as Endangered, with certain subspecies rated as Critically Endangered; for example, the Sumatran elephant which has lost 69% of its habitat in just a single generation.<\/p>\n

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