AFRICAN ELEPHANT EXTINCTION

Over the past three decades there has been a decline
African elephant population
and the very significant Savanna. This condition occurs because of rampant hunting, loss of their natural habitat, and a deeper understanding of elephant biology.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) states, African forest elephants and savanna elephants are now critically endangered. And "decades of decline" have pushed the species into the two highest extinction threat categories.
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The African elephant was previously assessed as a species on the IUCN Red List. Genetic evidence suggests they became two distinct species more than a decade ago. But accurate assessments - populations, trends in their numbers and the threats they face - take years.

But the number of forest elephants has fallen by more than 86% over the last three decades. In addition, the number of savanna elephants has fallen by at least 60% over the last 50 years.