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African elephant carcass ratio, 2015

Carcass ratio is the number of dead elephants observed during survey counts as a percentage of the total population. Carcass ratios greater than 8% are considered
to be a strong indication of a declining population.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%Cameroon83%Mozambique32%Angola30%Tanzania26%Chad17%Kenya13%Africa11.9%Mali10%Zimbabwe8%Botswana7%Zambia4.5%Malawi2%Uganda0.5%

Source: Great Elephant Census

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