[jon lynn]

The population over all is low. In areas where they have a lot of elephants (in Africa) have too many in their assigned areas. Since elephants can't read very well (but they would remember if they did) they drift out of their assigned reserves. And no two African nations can get along well enough to try and heard the big fellas where they can live baised on the numbers.


I am just giving examples, not accurate to the country, because I mix up the country names down their and the priorities they have, but let's say Zimbabwe has too many elephants, while Namibia has too few. Botswana wont help with relocation because they care less about the mighty beast, and find it hard to oppress the people while worrying 'bout animals.

There are enough to keep them off the endangered list, but with African politics, they can't get along enough to help the species, just bunch them up in inadequate space, and allow poaching.

So cross breeding may be necessary in a decade or so.