Trends in elephant poaching in the Mid‐Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe: Lessons learnt and future outlook.

In 2014, the elephant population in the Zambezi valley had reduced by at least 40% as compared to 2001 figures and the elephant density had reduced to 0.69 elephant/km SP 2 sp from 1.13 elephant/km SP 2 sp in 2001 (Dunham et al., 2015). Although anti-poaching efforts are in place (Lunstrum, 2014; Mukwazvure & Magadza, 2014), elephant poaching remains the major driver of elephant decline (e.g. in the Mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe). Following this decline, mainly related to poaching, anti-poaching strategies have increased within the Mid-Zambezi Valley to combat the illegal killing of elephants. Trends in elephant poaching in the Mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe: Lessons learnt and future outlook. [Extracted from the article]