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What was done with the meat of elephants when they were killed in the old African hunting periods?
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∙ 11y ago
hey eat it
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Are African elephant going extinct?
African elephants are an endangered species. Each year, more than 40,000 elephants are killed for their tusks. Between 2002 and 2011, the number of African elephants decreased by 62 percent.
Do africans hunt elephants?
Yes. Some tribes that live in the African Forests hunt various animals for food. This includes the Elephants also. But, this is not the biggest threat to African Elephants. Poachers who kill them for their Tusks have killed thousands of Elephants.
How Rare are African elephants?
Pretty rare. There are only a few thousand elephants left in the wild. There were once millions which were killed by poachers and hunters.
Are African elephants rare?
Pretty rare. There are only a few thousand elephants left in the wild. There were once millions which were killed by poachers and hunters.
What percentage of elephants die from hunters every year?
I'm not sure what percentage, but about 70,000 African elephants are killed annually by poachers for ivory which is in the elephants tusks. Hope this helps.
Which endangered animals are killed for jewelry?
the only thing i know is that African elephants were killed to make jewelery.their tusks was good to make jewelery.
What were some things Theodore roosevelt did when he was president?
He liked to go hunting a lot in fact he killed about 296 animals on a 11month hunting in Africa. Counting 9 lions and 5 elephants
How many elephants are killed each day?
how many elephant are killed each day? Very good Question. about 50 died a day some because oldness, sickness's some died in the same places some not mostly in Africa. you are welcome and kid don't mention it.
Do people follow the law that you can't kill African elephants?
Some people do follow that law. However, some people still illegally kill elephants to sell their ivory. Also, when elephants eat the crops of the African farmers, they are sometimes killed by the enraged people. First it is legal to hunt African elephants in at least 10 countries at this time. Second, more people are killed by elephants every year than elephants by people. Third, when a village loses it's entire crop in a couple of nights and the herd is culled by the gov't. Once dried, the meat from those elephants will feed the village for a few months while they await gov't aid. Unless they live in Zimbabwe.
How many African elephants are left in the wild?
Hundreds of thousands of elephants have been killed over the past century by trophy hunters and ivory poachers. Approximately 100 years there were 5 to 10 million elephants that roamed the savannah of Africa and today there are only a few thousand of these magnificent species left in the jungles of Africa.
How can you save African elephants?
Nations around the world have put a ban on hunting elephants for their tusks. Also, the sale of Ivory (elephant tusk) is a crime in most nations. Since ivory is the main reason why elephants were killed in thousands, the ban on ivory sale has actually helped reduce the number of poaching incidents in Africa and India. Still there is illegal sale of ivory in the black market and law enforcement authorities around the globe are trying to catch such criminals to help the elephants.
Why do elephants kill rhinos?
In some cases, elephants have caused damage to farms that were built in their traditional habitats. This has led to controlled hunting, but also to relocation. In many cases they are killed for the ivory in their tusks, which is still a valuable commodity in the Third World despite modern alternatives.
