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There were once millions of these animals in Africa and India but now their numbers have been greatly reduced. They are endangered because of two reasons:
- Hunting & Poaching - Trophy Hunting and Ivory Poaching is the main reason for the decline in numbers of African elephants. There were once millions of these animals and now only a few thousand survive
- Habitat Loss - As human numbers grew, people started settling into forests and that has also affected elephant populations.
The forest elephant is a subspecies of the African elephant, being somewhat smaller than the more common African bush elephant.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe African forest elephant lives in the Congo Rainforest. They are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. This is because poachers kill so many elephants for their ivory.
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Are Elephants and Rhinoceros endangered?
The Asian elephant is Endangered, while the African bush elephants and forest elephants are listed as Vulnerable. There are 5 species of rhinoceros. The white rhinoceros is Near Threatened, and the Indian rhinoceros is Vulnerable, while the black, Sumatran, and Javan rhinoceroses are all Critically Endangered.
Is all African elephants endangered?
Yes they are because its not like the ones that live in the forest are gonna be endangered and the ones that live on bare land arnt!!
Why are African Elephant endangered?
African Elephants are endangered because hunters are killing them for their ivory and other body parts. It is estimated that by 2020 African elephants will be extinct.
Are elephants endangered?
The Asian Elephant is listed as Endangered by the IUCN, the African Bush (Savanna) Elephant is listed as Vulnerable, and the conservation status of the African Forest Elephant is unknown.Answersadlyyes
Are elephants extinct or on endangered?
They are endangered right now, because there still are elephants around
Why are African elephant?
Poaching was the cause of destruction of elephant species. The African bush elephant, the larger of the two African elephants, is not endangered, but considered "Vulnerable". The smaller African forest elephant, however, is endangered.
Are african elephants endangered?
African Elephants are endangered because hunters are killing them for their ivory and other body parts. It is estimated that by 2020 African elephants will be extinct.
Are there Elephants in the African Forest?
Yes there are elephants there.
What is one way forest elephants differ from savanna elephants?
one way elephants from the forest differ from savanna elephants is that they are a smaller species of elephant
Are Asian elephants the same as forest elephants?
well Asian animals intend to be a little bit bigger than forest elephants
Are elephants extinct and why?
Extinct means they don't exist anymore. Some elephants may be endangered, but not yet extinct. Elephants are being Endangered by hunting for their skin or body parts.
Why are elephannts endander?
Elephants are endangered because of their ivory tusks. But nowadays they are least concerned, only some species of elephants are only endangered.
