#greatelephantcensus

Just in - 

The results of our latest survey are in and they are heartbreaking. Estimates from Mozambique suggest elephant populations have fallen by about 10,000 in just five years – a staggering 48% drop!

The survey results are part of the Great Elephant Census, a continent-wide survey of Africa's savannah elephants sponsored by Paul G. Allen and carried out by a broad partnership including WCS.

We know that in order to save elephants we need to: Stop the killing. Stop the trafficking. And stop the demand. And we know it works – in protected areas where trained ecoguards are on the ground, forest elephant densities are seven times higher than places where no guards are present.