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African elephants are endangered largely owing to man’s greed for ivory which led to elephants being hunted and killed for their valuable tusks. To give you an idea of just how many elephants are lost to the ivory trade, in the 1970s there were 1.3 million elephants. Less than a third of that number are now left. Moreover, humans are responsible for the huge habitat loss of African elephants. As the human population in Africa increases, more and more land is converted to agriculture. A smaller habitat has meant that elephants and humans are coming into contact with one another more than they did historically, and this is causing conflict.

Info sourced from www.elephantsforafrica.org/ele…

Photo capture date & Location: 2017-09 Orpen Dam Viewpoint

Description

African elephants are endangered largely owing to man’s greed for ivory which led to elephants being hunted and killed for their valuable tusks. To give you an idea of just how many elephants are lost to the ivory trade, in the 1970s there were 1.3 million elephants. Less than a third of that number are now left. Moreover, humans are responsible for the huge habitat loss of African elephants. As the human population in Africa increases, more and more land is converted to agriculture. A smaller habitat has meant that elephants and humans are coming into contact with one another more than they did historically, and this is causing conflict.

Info sourced from www.elephantsforafrica.org/ele…

Photo capture date & Location: 2017-09 Orpen Dam Viewpoint