The number of African forest elephants has fallen by more than 86% over a period of more than thirty years, while the African savannah elephant population has declined by at least 60% over the past fifty years according to estimates. Due to a significant increase in poaching, which peaked in 2011 but continues to threaten populations, both species have thus experienced strong declines since 2008. According to the Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature, la African elephant population increased from 526,000 to 415,000 between 2010 and 2019. In addition, an international study conducted in Central Africa and published in 2013 showed that between 2002 and 2011, 62% of populations divided and decreased quantitatively. If this rate of decline continues, they could disappear from the country by 2025