The Great Elephant Census Reports Massive Loss of African Savannah Elephants
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - 11:41
in Biology & Nature
Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Inc. today announced the results of the $7 million, three-year Great Elephant Census, the first-ever pan-African survey of savanna elephants using standardized data collection and validation methods. The researchers report that the current rate of species decline is 8 percent per year, primarily due to poaching.