World Wildlife Fund

Species

Wildfinder

A searchable map database of more than 26,000 species worldwide.

The Wild Things

Award-winning journalist John Nielsen tells the stories of WWF field teams through this new biweekly podcast series. Listen.

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Travel

Travel With WWF

Visit our travel section and choose from many amazing trips! Learn more

Adopt an Elephant

Make a symbolic Elephant adoption to help save some of the world's most endangered animals from extinction and support WWF's conservation efforts.
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Support WWF

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African Elephant

Publications

Download the African Elephant factsheet for a quick overview of these magnificent animals, the threats facing them, and WWF’s work.

Species Fact Sheet: African Elephant (PDF, 853.93 KB)
Learn more about the characteristics of savanna and forest elephants and the problems they are facing.

WWF Species Action Plan: African Elephant (PDF, 2.92 MB)
Discover what WWF’s second Species Action Plan for African elephants includes, covering the five-year period from 2007 to 2011.

TRAFFIC Newsletter

Traffic Newsletter - May 2006

TRAFFIC provides a free semi-annual newsletter for those interested in wildlife trade. The newsletter highlights ongoing TRAFFIC efforts in Mexico, Canada and the United States including updates on wildlife trade policies as well as enforcement actions and investigations. The newsletter also helps keep our readers informed of emerging wildlife trade trends and the latest information and directives from CITES. Submit the form below to receive an electronic copy of the newsletter each time it is published.

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Danger Watch

A species relative risk of extinction, as determined by the IUCN - The World Conservation Union. More

Extinct

No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
Extinct in the Wild

Known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population.
Critically Endangered

Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Endangered

Facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Vulnerable

Facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Near Threatened

Likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
Least Concern

Does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endagnered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened