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TANZANIA

AFRICAN ELEPHANT

September 2015 • Canon 60D camera


UNESCO World Heritage site
Serengeti National Park

Scientific classification

Loxodonta Africana

Scientific Name

Mammalia

Animal Class

Proboscidea

Animal Order







IUCN Red List of Threatened Species


VULNERABLE

Global Assessment
Last assessed June 2008

The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Poaching for ivory and meat
Loss and fragmentation of habitat caused by ongoing human population

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