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Answer:Illegal hunting and habitat loss are having a big impact on elephants. Between 2002 and 2013, the Central African forest elephant population dropped 65% and its range shrank 30%. Some populations of savannah elephants have also suffered major losses: in Tanzania and Mozambique, recent surveys show their numbers have dropped by 60% and 40%, respectively, in the past five years.
A world where people and ecologically functioning populations of wild elephants can co-exist and thrive across the elephants' range.
To get there, we employ five major strategies:
Prevent illegal killing.
Protect elephant habitat.
Monitor elephant numbers, poaching rates, and threats to elephant habitat at key sites in Africa and Asia.
Reduce ivory trafficking.
Reduce the demand for ivory.