As a result, the number of
African elephants has shrunk from about 5 million a century ago to about 400,000 remaining.
Overall, there are around half a million
African elephants (of both subspecies) remaining.
Andrew Seguya, director of Uganda's Wildlife Authority, put it bluntly when speaking with The Guardian: "If the EU prevents an Annex I listing, it will be the beginning of the extinction of the
African elephant for sure."
According to Distells Amarula global GM, Dino DAraujo, the new design celebrates the brands most prolific icon, the
African elephant, in a more evocative way.
b call for the
African elephant to be designated as an endangered species.
An
African elephant's ears look like the shape of the continent of Africa.
They differ in several way, the
African elephant being much bigger.
SAN ANDREAS, California -- An animal-welfare group says one of the oldest
African elephants in North America has been euthanized in California because of chronic degenerative joint and foot disease.
Illegal poaching for ivory tusks from
African elephants has soared since 2009, driven by consumer demand in China
The report warns that poaching levels will lead to continuing declines in the
African elephant population.
But, overall, the population of the
African elephant is in decline.