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Elephant Death Accelerates
After 1987, losses in elephant numbers accelerated, and savannah populations from Cameroon to Somalia experienced a decline of 80% -
First Ivory Bans
The United States in June 1989, and followed by bans in other North American countries, western European countries, and Japan. -
International ban on Ivory
CITES approved an international ban on ivory that went into effect in January 1990. -
Elephants in Circus' and Zoos
As of 2000, around 1,200 Asian and 700 African elephants were kept in zoos and circuses. -
Elephant Attack
Elephants killed around 300 people between 2000 and 2004 in Jharkhand, while in Assam 239 people were reportedly killed between 2001 and 2006 -
African Elephants are Vulnerable to Exctinction
African elephants are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) -
Asian Elephant Endangered
In 2008, the IUCN listed the Asian elephant as endangered due to a 50% population decline over the past 60–75 years -
Barnum & Bailey Circus CEO Kenneth Feld acknowledged that circus elephants are struck
In testimony to a US federal court in 2009, Barnum & Bailey Circus CEO Kenneth Feld acknowledged that circus elephants are struck behind their ears, under their chins and on their legs with metal-tipped prods, called bull hooks or ankus. -
Elephant Massacre
In January 2012, hundreds of elephants in Bouba Njida National Park, Cameroon, were killed by Chadian raiders -
Drunk Elephant Attack
Purportedly drunk elephants attacked an Indian village a second time in December 2002, killing six people, which led to the killing of about 200 elephants by locals.
