A recent census in Mozambique revealed that the country has lost around 50% of its elephants between 2009 (20,000) and 2014 (10,300), while Tanzania even lost 60% in the same period from 109,051 in 2009 to 43,330 in 2014.
04 September 2015
Zimbabwe: Elephant numbers in the Zambezi Valley drop by 75%!
According to the latest findings of the Africa-wide Great Elephant Census, which surveyed all major elephant populations in Africa in 2014, Zimbabwe's elephants in the Zambezi Valley have declined dramatically. There has been a 75% decline in the numbers of elephants in the Zambezi Valley south of Lake Kariba (Sebungwe area) since 2001 and a a 40% decline in elephant numbers in the Middle Zambezi Valley, near Mana Pools. The numbers of elephants in the Sebungwe area decreased from 14,000 (2001) to 3,500 (2014) while elephant numbers in the Middle Zambezi Valley, including Mana Pools, decreased from 18,000 (2001) to 11,500 (2014).
A recent census in Mozambique revealed that the country has lost around 50% of its elephants between 2009 (20,000) and 2014 (10,300), while Tanzania even lost 60% in the same period from 109,051 in 2009 to 43,330 in 2014.
A recent census in Mozambique revealed that the country has lost around 50% of its elephants between 2009 (20,000) and 2014 (10,300), while Tanzania even lost 60% in the same period from 109,051 in 2009 to 43,330 in 2014.
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