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african elephants: the year you were born, and now

african elephants · Loxodonta

born 1950 3 489 795 → 415 000 individuals about 88% fewer than when you were born.

method Great Elephant Census 2016; IUCN.

born 1970 1 979 591 → 415 000 individuals about 79% fewer than when you were born.

ivory. then land: the farms took the corridors. the fall has slowed. it has not turned.

born 1990 594 444 → 415 000 individuals about 30% fewer than when you were born.

ivory. then land: the farms took the corridors. the fall has slowed. it has not turned.

born 2010 471 666 → 415 000 individuals about 12% fewer than when you were born.

ivory. then land: the farms took the corridors. the fall has slowed. it has not turned.

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how this number is built

method
Great Elephant Census 2016; IUCN.
range
±15%
confidence
count
weakness
forest elephants poorly counted.
dispute
dispute LGR-091 · corrections are credited
data
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