Question

The data below shows the population of African elephants in a wildlife preserve following a disturbance that killed the majority of individuals in the population. Year (t) 1 5 10 15 20 25 Population Size (N) 212 472 800 947 987 997 Create a graph showing African elephant population growth. Does the African elephant show exponential or logistic growth? Explain what the data shows about the carrying capacity (K) of the wildlife preserve.

Answer 1

But decades of poaching and conflict have since decimated African elephant populations. In 2016, experts estimated that Africa's elephant population had dropped by 111,000 elephants in the span of a decade. Today, there are just 415,000 elephants across Africa.