Besides the rapid growth in the population of Africa, with its concomitant tree-cutting and agricultural activities, the clearing being done by economic entities from Europe and America, the leading forces in CITES, are even more critical in the elephant's path to eradication.
除了非洲人口快速成長；伐木、農耕活動造成大象棲息地喪失；包括以歐美為首的華盛頓公約會員國所屬的經濟體，在非洲的長期拓墾，其實更是大象走向滅亡的關鍵。