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Jumbo drop in estimates of India elephant population
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-jumbo-india-elephant-population.htmlIndia's wild elephant population estimates have dropped sharply by a quarter, a government survey incorporating a new DNA system has found, marking the most accurate but sobering count yet.
India is home to the majority of the world's remaining wild Asian elephants, a species listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and increasingly threatened by shrinking habitat.
The Wildlife Institute of India's new All-India Elephant Estimation report released this week puts the wild elephant population at 22,446—down from nearly 29,964 estimated in 2017, a fall of 25%.