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Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing what remains into ever-smaller patches

  • Written by Shermin de Silva, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, University of California, San Diego
Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing what remains into ever-smaller patchesHabitat loss has driven Asian elephants, like these foraging at a garbage dump in Sri Lanka, into human areas.Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP via Getty Images

Despite their iconic status and long association with humans, Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals. Believed to number between 45,000 and 50,000 individuals worldwide, they...

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