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    The document contains 3 graphs that show declining populations of African savannah elephants over time. The first graph shows the elephant population dropping from over 10 million in the early 1900s to around 375,000 in 2014. The second graph displays a decrease in elephant tusks and trophies imported to the US after a 2009 ban. The third graph illustrates the total elephant population falling since 2007 according to repeated surveys.

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    The document contains 3 graphs that show declining populations of African savannah elephants over time. The first graph shows the elephant population dropping from over 10 million in the early 1900s to around 375,000 in 2014. The second graph displays a decrease in elephant tusks and trophies imported to the US after a 2009 ban. The third graph illustrates the total elephant population falling since 2007 according to repeated surveys.

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    Total African Savannah Elephant Population, Early 1900s To Present Day

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    The document contains 3 graphs that show declining populations of African savannah elephants over time. The first graph shows the elephant population dropping from over 10 million in the early 1900s to around 375,000 in 2014. The second graph displays a decrease in elephant tusks and trophies imported to the US after a 2009 ban. The third graph illustrates the total elephant population falling since 2007 according to repeated surveys.

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    The last elephants

    Total African savannah elephant population, early 1900s to present day

    10.0
    million

    7.5

    5.0

    2.5

    375,000
    0
    1913 1979 1989 2014

    THE WASHINGTON POST Source: Great Elephant Census


    Fewer elephants killed under Obama ban
    African elephant tusks and trophies imported to the U.S., 2005 -- 2016
    600

    500

    400
    Ban on
    Zimbabwe
    300 elephant trophies
    goes into effect

    200

    100

    0
    2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

    THE WASHINGTON POST Source: Humane Society analysis of US Fish & Wildlife Service data
    Elephant population falls since 2007
    Total African savannah elephant population, 1995 to 2014

    500k

    400k

    300k

    200k

    100k

    0
    1995 2000 2005 2010 2014

    THE WASHINGTON POST Source: Great Elephant Survey

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