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African Elephants are endangered because hunters are killing them for their ivory and other body parts. It is estimated that by 2020 African elephants will be extinct.
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∙ 10y agoPoaching was the cause of destruction of elephant species. The African bush elephant, the larger of the two African elephants, is not endangered, but considered "Vulnerable". The smaller African forest elephant, however, is endangered.
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∙ 7y agoAfrican Elephants are endangered because hunters are killing them for their ivory and other body parts. It is estimated that by 2020 African elephants will be extinct.
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Why is the African elephant an endangered spicies?
Currently, the African elephant is listed as near threatened, not endangered, by the IUCN.
What is the most endangered elephant species?
African elephant
What is is the most endangered type of elephant?
The African forest elephant.
Are elelphants endangered species?
it depends on what type of elephant both the Indian and African elephant is endangered
Are elephants endangered?
The Asian Elephant is listed as Endangered by the IUCN, the African Bush (Savanna) Elephant is listed as Vulnerable, and the conservation status of the African Forest Elephant is unknown.Answersadlyyes
Why are African elephant?
Poaching was the cause of destruction of elephant species. The African bush elephant, the larger of the two African elephants, is not endangered, but considered "Vulnerable". The smaller African forest elephant, however, is endangered.
Are elephants endangered species?
The Asian elephant is endangered.The African elephant is vulnerable.
What is an endangered species that starts with the letter A?
african elephant
How was the endangerment of the African elephant caused?
African elephants are endangered because of poachers hunting ivory from the elephant's tusks
Are elephant and octopus are endangered animals?
Of the two species of elephant, the Asian Elephant is endangered and the African Elephant is currently considered vulnerable. There is some debate about the conservation status of the African Elephant. No octopus is currently on the Endangered or Threatened list, however little is known about the population sizes for most octopus species.
What is the species name for Africana?
The 'Africana' is the African elephant. Its scientific name is Loxodonta Africana and is in the phylum Chordata. The African elephant is an endangered mammal.
The species name africana is what?
The 'Africana' is the African elephant. Its scientific name is Loxodonta Africana and is in the phylum Chordata. The African elephant is an endangered mammal.
