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Categories: INTERNATIONAL

Elephant population trends across Asia and Africa

Entities: China · Asian elephant · Babile Elephant Sanctuary · Yunnan province · Ethiopia

Overview

Recent wildlife monitoring reports highlight divergent trajectories for elephant populations in several countries.

In China, the wild Asian elephant herd has nearly tripled since the 1980s, reaching about 400 individuals thanks to long‑term habitat protection in Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna and Pu’er. By contrast, Ethiopia’s Babile Elephant Sanctuary has seen numbers fall from roughly 600 in the 1970s to 200‑300 today, driven by habitat loss, illegal settlement and poaching.

Meanwhile, a 2025 national census in Mozambique recorded an estimated 22,718 elephants, a 50 % increase over 2018 figures, reflecting successful conservation and reduced carcass rates, though habitat pressure remains. Together, the reports illustrate that targeted protection can reverse declines, while lack of enforcement continues to endanger herds in other regions.

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Mozambique elephant numbers rise 50% to over 22,000

    Mozambique's elephant population jumped 50% since 2018 to about 22,700, per a 2025 census, though expanding agriculture and settlements still threaten habitats and heighten human‑elephant conflict.

  2. 1 day ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Elephant populations rise in China as they near extinction in Ethiopia

    China’s Asian elephant numbers have surged to nearly 400, while Ethiopia’s Babile sanctuary sees its herd shrink to 200‑300, facing habitat loss and poaching.

Sources

aimnews.org · diarioeconomico.co.mz · dnoticias.pt · libertyunyielding.com · riotimesonline.com