News Headline
African elephants listed as critically endangered amid rise in ivory demand
Source
The Guardian
Publication Date
2021-03-29
Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened.