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25 de mar. de 2021 · The African forest elephant ( loxodonta cyclotis ) is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The species occurs in the tropical forests of Central Africa, and a range of habitats in West Africa. The African savanna elephant ( loxodonta africana) is now listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- IUCN Report
Africa’s overall elephant population has seen the worst...
- EU Nature Restoration Law
Today the European Commission proposed a new nature...
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African savanna elephants are the largest species of elephant and the biggest terrestrial animal on Earth. They are easily distinguished by their very large ears—which allow them to radiate excess heat—and front legs which are noticeably longer than the hind legs.
25 de mar. de 2021 · Savanna elephants are endangered and forest elephants are critically endangered, according to an official assessment released today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...
Confiscated ivory. Numbering three to five million in the last century, African elephant populations were severely reduced to its current levels because of hunting. In the 1980s, an estimated 100,000 elephants were killed each year and up to 80% of herds were lost in some regions.
31 de ago. de 2016 · Populations of African forest elephants increase in size slowly, putting the animals at greater risk of extinction than their savannah counterparts. Credit: Richard Ruggiero/USFWS (CC BY 2.0)
Princeton University-led researchers working in Kenya found that when herbivores — particularly large animals such as giraffes and elephants — are no longer present in African savanna ecosystems, dense fast-growing vines known as lianas rapidly take over plant communities.
African savanna elephants, also known as African bush elephants, are not only the largest species of elephant on Earth, they are also the planet’s largest species of land animal.
