While some African elephants parade across the savanna and thrill tourists on safari, others are more discreet. Red List assessment of African elephants released Thursday. The new assessment is the first in which the conservation union treats Africa’s forest and savanna elephants as two species instead of one. The last time the group assessed African elephants, in 2008, it listed them as vulnerable. Now it says savanna elephants are endangered, one category worse.

Source: International New York Times March 25, 2021 12:56 UTC