because the were over hunted by the romans.
African elephants are becoming extinct because people are killing them .
no elephants are not extinct they are becoming extinct though. About 100 years ago there were about 10 million elephants that walked the earth and now there are only about 500,000 left. They are becoming extinct because we are killing them for their thick beautiful ivory.
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.
All elephants are in Family: Elephantidae.However, a "scientific name" is the genus and species.African Bush Elephants, African Forest Elephants and Asian Elephants each have their own scientific names. Even the extinct North African Elephant has a scientific name.Kingdom: AnimalPhylum: ChordateSubphylum: VertebrateClass: MammalOrder: ProboscideaFamily: Elephantidae- African Bush Elephant - Loxodonta africana- African Forest Elephant - Loxodonta cyclotis- Asian Elephant - Elephas maximus- North African Elephant - Loxodonta africana pharaohensis *extinct*
Two are currently not extinct, but they are both endangered. There are African Elephants and Indian Elephants.
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.
Because they are being poached/hunted for their Ivory.
They aren't, they're actually doing quite well at the moment.
Giant Panda,Black Rhino and maybe elephants(AFRICAN).
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.
It is the heaviest elephant and the most agressive. It is almost extinct.
No, it's on the path of extinction.