Experts have finally found the reason behind the mysterious mass deaths of African elephants. In a new report, scientists have said that the outbreaks could be more likely due to conditions created by global warming and the climate crisis.

We may finally know the reason behind mysterious deaths of African elephants

The study conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Gabon’s National Park Agency (ANPN), and Vulcan, estimates that 95,000 forest elephants now live in Gabon, confirming it as the principal stronghold for this species, which is considered critically endangered by IUCN.

Study: Gabon is largest stronghold for critically endangered African forest Elephants

Zimbabwe will reportedly sell the hunting rights to 500 elephants in order to help the upkeep of its cash-strapped national parks.

WION Dispatch: African elephants are listed as industry endangered

Environmentalists on Thursday rang alarm bells on the declining elephant populations across Africa, warning that one species was on the brink of extinction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its updated "Red List" of threatened species said that forest elephants in Africa are the worst-affected as their numbers have fallen more than 86 per cent in three decades.

Environmentalists raise concern as African elephants see massive decline

African elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction, the Red List of species in trouble showed on Thursday (March 25), as conservationists called for an urgent end to poaching.