African savanna elephants are now endangered

After some years of being treated as vulnerable, African savanna elephants are now listed as endangered in IUCN red list while forest elephants are now critically endangered. IUCN report shows African savanna elephants has decreased by 60% in the last 50 years while forest elephants have declined by 85% in 31 years. Despite several actions that have been done, poaching and habitat loss are still major drivers for population decline. ECOWICE will proceed with all actions that help to restore the elephant population and its habitat. For more information read the IUCN report