What is the cause of extinction of the elephant?

Answer 1

Elephants contain valuable parts such as ivory, large bones and meat. Poachers will hunt and kill elephant after elephant just to obtain these precious valuables to sell or to own. Poachers do not care that they are ruthlessly killing a beautiful species, they only seem to care about the price of money they get for the trophies that they have collected from their murders. It is illegal to poach elephants so ivory, bones and meat is usually sold on the black market. Another reason is that elephants also have dental problems because throughout their life, an elephant's teeth will wear out and then they grow new ones. But when their teeth finally wear out for good, they can no longer eat food that they require and they die of starvation. Also, a female elephant will be pregnant for two years before they actually give birth.

Answer 2

African and Asian elephants are both listed on the IUCN Red List [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search ]. The largest threats are habitat loss and poaching. ( Yuu Cann Findd Thee Meaningg Off Poaching By Googlingg It ;) x )

Answer 3

The African elephant is not extinct, but has been hunted in some places. Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis are the two species in the Loxodonta genus. Loxodonta adaurora was probably their ancestor, and is extinct, but has not existed for millennia.

Answer 4

The African elephant is not extinct but is a highly endangered species. There were once millions of these animals in Africa but now their numbers have been greatly reduced. They are endangered because of two reasons:

1. 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
2. Habitat Loss - As human numbers grew, people started settling into forests and that has also affected elephant populations.

Answer 5

Poaching,loss of habitat,and I think also because of overpopulation.There are probably many,many more reasons.

Answer 6

because some people killed them and they want their teeth

Answer 7

The elephant is not extinct