Conservation status
- Elephant populations have plummeted in the last 30 years
The IUCN¹ Red List, which lists all rare species, classes African elephants as ‘vulnerable’. This means the species ‘faces a high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future’.
¹International Union for Conservation of Nature
Africa’s elephants
1900 – 10 million
1979 – 1.3 million
1989 – 600,000
2007 – 550,000; IUCN status: ‘Vulnerable’
CITES* Status:
Appendix I (except Botswana, Namibia, SA and Zimbabwe, where they are Appendix II)
*CITES
The United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) is an international agreement between governments which provides varying levels of protection for species that are or may be in danger of extinction from international trade.
APPENDICES
Appendix I includes species that are threatened with extinction and that are or may be affected by international trade. Commercial international trade in species listed on Appendix I is prohibited.
Appendix II includes species that, although not necessarily threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade is strictly regulated. Commercial international trade in Appendix II species is permitted, but is subject to strict controls.
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