African Elephant Species Now Endangered!

Recently read an article about African Elephant Species. Its very alarming that the number of African forest elephants fell by more than 86% over a period of 31 years, while the population of African savanna elephants decreased by at least 60% over the last 50 years, according to the assessments.

Both species suffered sharp declines since 2008 due to a significant increase in poaching, which peaked in 2011 but continues to threaten populations. The ongoing conversion of their habitats, primarily to agricultural and other land uses, is another significant threat. The 2016 IUCN African Elephant Status Report provides the most recent reliable estimate of the continental population of the two species combined, at around 415,000 elephants.

I wanted to bring out a story of an African elephant through digital watercolour sketch. Hope the message is Clear!

YES! LET's SAVE ELEPHANTS!

This sketch is done on Procreate.

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