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Elephants

Overview

Common Name: Elephant
Scientific Name: Elephas maximus (southern Asia), Loxodonta africana (Africa)
Location: Africa, Asia

Species

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Subspecies:
Savanna (or bush) elephant (Loxodonta africana africana)
Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis)
Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:
Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatrensis)
Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus)
Borneo Pygmy elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis)

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Related Information

Related Global Markets

Agriculture | Wildlife Trade

Related Places

Borneo and Sumatra | Congo Basin | Coastal East Africa | Eastern Himalayas | Mekong | Namibia

Species News

Border Guard Funds Soccer Trips Through Elephant Smuggling December 10, 2008

More Protection for Africa’s Rainforests May 28, 2008

"Extinct" elephant may have been found again – on a different island with a different name April 17, 2008

Destruction of Sumatra forests driving global climate change and species extinction: WWF February 26, 2008

Indonesian Government Ignores Own Rules, Places Endangered Elephants in Peril March 24, 2006

Species Stories

WWF Elephant Flying Squad Joins Global Day of Climate Action October 26, 2009

Elephant and ivory trade in Myanmar December 10, 2008

Sumatra's Forests Disappearing, Bad News for Climate Change, Tigers and Elephants February 26, 2008

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