Citing from Wikipedia,
In 1979, Iain Douglas-Hamilton estimated the continental population of African elephants at around 1.3 million animals. This estimate is controversial and is believed to be a gross overestimate, but it is very widely cited and has become a de facto baseline that continues to be incorrectly used to quantify downward population trends in the species.
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How many elephants live in Africa
it was approximately 8500 elephants........
In the year 1990.
3,000000
There are about 470,000 living African elephants at this time.
The population of African elephants is estimated to be between 470,000 - 690,000. This is a huge decrease from the 1930s and 1940s when the population was estimated to be between 3 and 5 million.
The population in Connecticut in 1990 was 3,287,116 The population in Connecticut in 1990 was 3,287,116.
below 30,000
The 1990 Census population was 11,430,602.
The population of Delaware in 1990 was approximately 666,168.
they are banned because it kills elephants just to get the tusks. therefore it is making the population of elephants decrease