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Figure 15:
African elephants threatened by conflict.
CHAD
NIGER
MALI
NIGERIA
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC
OF CONGO
NAMIBIA
SOUTH AFRICA
BOTSWANA
ZIMBABWE
MOZAMBIQUE
TANZANIA
KENYA
ETHIOPIA
ERITREA
CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
CONGO
GABON
CAMEROON
EQ. GUINEA
BENIN
TOGO
GHANA
CÔTE
D’IVOIRE
BURKINA
FASO
SENEGAL
GUINEA
LIBERIA
UGANDA
RWANDA
ZAMBIA
MALAWI
ALGERIA
LIBYA
MOROCCO
Western Sahara
EGYPT
SUDAN
MAURITANIA
ANGOLA
SOMALIA
MADAGASCAR
Somaliland
SOUTH
SUDAN
SIERRA LEONE
GUINEA-
BISSAU
GAMBIA
BURUNDI
DJIBOUTI
LESOTHO
SWAZILAND
Sub-Saharan Africa con icts and the elephant range
Source: Armed Con ict Location and Events Dataset (ACLED); African Elephant
Database (AED)/IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG)
Elephant range, 2007
Con icts, 2010-2012
Known
Possible
Battles, rebel attacks, violence against civilians
Riots and protests
