A DK Action Alert:
"Africa's most iconic elephants—the world’s last Big Tuskers—could disappear forever unless we act NOW. With an estimated 25 remaining in Kenya's Amboseli landscape due to the recent killing spree of 5 Big Tuskers near the Tanzania/Kenya border, it is critical we save them."
"This is so urgent, that a special group of IFAW supporters have agreed to match up to $25,000. Your gift could be doubled for 2x the impact!
Your Save the Last Big Tuskers gift today could help…
- Secure and connect critical habitats across Southern and East Africa so elephants can roam freely and safely across borders.
- Engage communities and convince governments to work with us to protect Big Tuskers and all African wildlife in need.
- Animals everywhere IFAW works!"
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African forest elephant
Critically endangered, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Between 1989 and 2020, the population of African forest elephants decreased by more than 86%, and this decline is thought to be ongoing and irreversible. The main causes of this decline are poaching for ivory tusks and habitat loss. Humans have converted much of the land that elephants need for survival into residential areas, farms, plantations, transportation routes, and mines.
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African savanna elephant
Endangered, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The African elephant population as a whole has decreased by around 90% in the last century. - Google
Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant is now listed as critically endangered. The African savanna elephant is also listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.Jan
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