Counting Africa's elephants from the air
The first-ever aerial survey of Africa’s savannah elephants has shown a dramatic reduction in their numbers.
The Great Elephant Census discovered nearly a third of the continent’s elephants, some 144,000 animals have been killed, mostly by poachers in just a seven-year period.
The BBC's Christian Parkinson breaks down the figures.
31 Aug 2016
- From the section Africa