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Estimates of illegally killed elephants in 2011

Year: 2013 Author: Riccardo Pravettoni, GRID-Arendal
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In 2011, approximately 7.4 per cent of the total elephant populations in African MIKE sites were killed illegally. This is a significant increase from 2010, when the average number of elephants killed was estimated to be 11,500. Healthy elephant populations have a natural annual growth rate of between 5 and 6 per cent (Dunham 2012), or a theoretical maximum of 7 per cent (Hanks 1973). Thus the 7.4 per cent estimated illegal off-take in 2011 indicates an unsustainable trend of elephants being killed faster than they can breed. If this trend continues over a number of years, current poaching levels will lead to significant population declines across much of the continent.
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Percentage of illegally killed elephants per sub-region
African elephant range and population density
African elephants threatened by conflict
African elephant population by country
Ivory transaction index
Illegal ivory trafficking routes
African elephant range and population distribution
Large scale ivory seizures