The African elephant population fell 20 percent in 10 years
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund
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The African elephant population fell 20 percent in 10 years –
A new report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature says the number of elephants across the continent went from 500,000, in 2006, to 415,000, in 2015. The decline puts pressure on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which is meeting in South Africa this week, to take strong action against the ivory trade. Reuters
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