Elephant poaching: Why it’s a big problem | IFAW
WEBSep 13, 2024 · A core part of our work involves anti-poaching initiatives to protect elephants in Africa and Asia. In this article, we’ll explore elephant poaching, its causes, impacts, and ongoing efforts to combat this devastating practice.
The Fight Against Elephant Poachers Is Going Commando
WEBIn central Africa, a former Israeli military trainer and his team are deploying battle-tested tactics to stop the runaway slaughter of elephants
Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching - BBC
WEBMar 25, 2021 · African forest elephants are now critically endangered, an update from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reveals. Savanna elephants are also endangered.
What drives elephant poaching? It’s not greed - National …
WEBJan 31, 2023 · Fewer elephants were poached where humans were healthier and wealthier, according to researchers from Oxford University, the UN, the University of Cape Town, and other institutions who...
Stopping Elephant Ivory Demand | Initiatives | WWF - World …
WEBEach year, at least 20,000 African elephants are illegally killed for their tusks. A decade-long resurgence in demand for elephant ivory, particularly in parts of Asia, has fueled this rampant poaching epidemic.
Is elephant poaching really declining? - National Geographic
WEBJun 25, 2020 · Even though the international trade in ivory has been banned since 1990, some 30,000 African elephants are still killed by poachers each year, out of a continent-wide population of about 400,000.
There’s a New Tool in the Fight Against Elephant Poaching
WEBPoaching eased, and in some parts of Africa, elephant populations started to recover. But in 2006, just after Wasser began putting his map to use, the killing started up again. Growing demand...
Reducing poverty and corruption key to saving Africa's elephants
WEBMay 28, 2019 · Elephant researchers reporting to CITES have found that average mortality levels owing to poaching across all 53 sites fell from a peak of 10 percent in 2011 to less than 4 percent in 2017 ...
What causes elephant poaching? - The Economist
WEBJan 11, 2023 · In 2021, according to Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE), a conservation programme, around 40% of elephant deaths were a result of poaching. The severity of elephant poaching ...
Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching - BBC
WEBMar 25, 2021 · African forest elephants are now critically endangered, an update from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), external reveals. Savanna elephants are also endangered.
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