(Posted 08th January 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Spoorthy Raman, Mongabay (U.S), January 5, 2025 |
| More than 145,000 African forest elephants roam the rainforests of Africa, according to a recent population assessment. Published in December by the African Elephant Specialist Group at the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, the survey relies on improved DNA-based techniques to provide the first estimate for these critically endangered pachyderms since they were recognized as a distinct species in 2021. |
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