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Jan
10
2023
By The African Mirror
Climate change is leaving African elephants desperate for water

Climate change is leaving African elephants desperate for water

ENVIRONMENT
RACHAEL GROSS and ROB HEINSOHN AFRICAN elephant numbers have dropped from about 26 million in the 1800s to 415,000 today. While this is largely due to European colonisation, poaching and habitat loss, these majestic animals now face another grave challenge. Climate change is causing droughts in much of Africa to become longer and more severe. This damages elephant habitats and denies them the water they need. Due to their unique physiology, African elephants need hundreds of litres of water each day to survive. The African savanna elephant is listed as endangered. If the situation doesn’t change, Africa – indeed, the…
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Apr
07
2021
By The African Mirror
New decisions by global conservation group bolster efforts to save Africa’s elephants

New decisions by global conservation group bolster efforts to save Africa’s elephants

ENVIRONMENT
TWO big decisions have been made in the last few weeks in relation to African elephants that will have major implications for the survival of the giant mammals. ROBIN WHYTOCK, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Stirling FIONA MAISELS, Wildlife Conservation Society, African Elephant Specialist Group (IUCN) and Honorary Professor, University of Stirling The first is that a global body devoted to the conservation of elephants in Africa recognised the African elephant as two species: forest and savanna. Previously they had been considered a single species. This matters because their individual populations are smaller than when recognised as a single…
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Mar
26
2021
By The African Mirror
African elephants face extinction – Red List

African elephants face extinction – Red List

ENVIRONMENT
EMMA FARGE AFRICAN elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction, the Red List of species in trouble showed on Thursday, as conservationists called for an urgent end to poaching. The new assessments by the International Union for Conservation of Nature underscore the persistent pressures faced by the two species of elephants in Africa due to poaching for ivory and human encroachment. "We must urgently put an end to poaching and ensure that sufficient suitable habitat for both forest and savannah elephants is conserved," said Bruno Oberle, IUCN Director General. The Swiss-based body's latest survey said the…
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