關於 african elephant population ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

過去森林象及草原象都被例為非洲象並屬易危物種，兩種非洲象所棲息的地區及生境有別，基本上沒有重疊的棲息範圍。而最新的研究顯示，森林象的數量在過往31年下降了86%，現屬極危物種；草原象的數量在過往50年下降了60%，則屬瀕危物種。

In the past, African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) and African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) were both listed as the same species and was a Vulnerable species. recently research shows the habitats and distributions are different for both species, and they rarely overlap. the population of African forest elephant has declined 86% in the past 31 years and is now listed as Critically Endangered; the number of African savanna elephant has dropped 60% in the last 50 years, and it is now listed as Endangered.

"China is turning into the hero in elephant protection. But to win the war we need to close all other domestic markets, ie. Japan, Vietnam, Laos."

I talk to Grace Ge Gabriel, the Asia Regional Director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare about China's landmark ban on ivory and what next steps are needed to protect the world's elephant population.

News Stream. 9p Hong Kong. 1p London. CNN. See you soon.

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平均每小時就有三至四隻非洲大象被殺，為嘅只係佢哋嘅象牙。偷獵者唔單止用槍射殺大象，更擁有重型武器同先進技術，會以直昇機追蹤同射殺佢哋，以致大象數量由上世紀初300萬至500萬隻，下跌至現存不足47萬隻，數量而家仲急劇減少！再咁落去，非洲嘅生態系統將會嚴重失衡。即刻參與聯署，促請港府杜絕象牙買賣，拯救大象啦：wwf.org.hk/elephants

特別鳴謝 Special thanks：插圖 illustration － 伯賴

Elephants are in crisis.

Every day, an average of three or four African elephants are killed every hour, solely because of their tusks. Ivory-seeking poachers are aware of the lucrative rewards of their deadly trade and are equipped with advanced weapons and techniques; nowadays poachers track elephants from helicopters and target their prey from above, making it virtually impossible for the elephants to escape. As a consequence, Africa’s elephant population has been drastically reduced, dropping from between three and five million at the beginning of the last century to less than 470,000 today. With this spike in poaching, elephant numbers continue to plummet every hour. If we don’t stop elephant poaching now, Africa will face a severe ecosystem imbalance in the near future. Sign WWF’s petition and call for an end to the ivory trade in Hong Kong! wwf.org.hk/elephants/en