African Elephants
Facts
- Live up to 70 years in groups of 6-10
- 1979 more than 1.3million elephants
- 1989 fewer than 544,000
Dangers
- 1979-89 poachers killed over half of Africa's elephants for ivory tusks.
- Many more people in Africa- need to use elephants habitat.
Actions
- Make safe game reserves. Kruger National Park is very secure-elephants number growing quickly
- Tell local people elephants useful- bring in tourists
- 1990 ban put on international trade
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