Great Elephant Census reports 352,271 savanna elephants and a 30% decline
The Great Elephant Census, a standardised aerial survey across 18 countries published in PeerJ and announced at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, counted 352,271 savanna elephants and estimated a roughly 30% decline between 2007 and 2014 across the 15 countries with comparable prior data, with an ongoing decline reported at about 8% per year. The survey claimed coverage of over 90% of savanna elephants in the surveyed states.
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Subjects
- African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) · species · not located
- IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) · organisation · Switzerland (headquarters); international membership
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Continent-wide survey reveals massive decline in African savannah elephants (Great Elephant Census)
Standardised aerial surveys across 18 countries counted 352,271 savanna elephants, indicating a decline of about 30% between 2007 and 2014 in 15 comparable countries and a continuing decline of roughly 8% per year.
PeerJ (Chase et al.) · 2016-08-31 · Partly verified
https://peerj.com/articles/2354/
Recorded on African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
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