What is an African forest elephant? Of the two species of African elephants, forest elephants are both smaller and more rare than their cousins, African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana).

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It found large-scale declines in both species of African elephants – the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis) and the larger African bush elephant (L. africana). In just over half a century ...

Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines in African elephants, but it is challenging to measure their numbers ...

African elephants face population decline due to habitat loss and poaching, highlighting urgent conservation needs.

Three African forest elephants will soon find their new home in Vantara ... According to the report, a private zoo in North ...

The forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of two living African elephant species, the other being the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense ...

Across the African continent ... and those in the north showed the least improvement. Majority of the increases were in savanna elephant populations, while forest elephants largely suffered ...

The ivory trade, loss of vital habitat and a deeper understanding of elephant biology have all combined to reveal a previously underestimated threat to Africa's elephants. African forest elephants ...

A newly released study highlights drastic declines in African elephant populations across the continent ... is considered the ...

Researchers unveiled on Monday what they called the most comprehensive assessment of the status of the two African elephant species - the savanna elephant and forest elephant - using data on ...