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10 COUNTRIES WITH THE MOST ELEPHANTs in the world

06 NOV, 2023

Tanushree Debbarma

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Despite rampant habitat loss and poaching, these countries have managed to maintain some of the largest elephant populations in 2023 through their conservation efforts. Have a look.

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Botswana has the highest elephant population in 2023, with a total of 130,000 elephants.

1. BOtsWANA

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With over a 100,000 elephants, Zimbabwe ranks second on the list.

2. zimbabwe

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Tanzania has 81,000 elephants in their country.

3. TANZANIA

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There are 50,000 elephants in Gabon. 

4. GABON

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With 36,000 elephants, Kenya ranks fifth in this list of countries with most elephants.

5. KENYA

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India ranks 6th, boasting an elephant population of over 32,500.

6. india

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There are around 26,500 elephants in Zambia.

7. ZAMBIA

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Namibia was able to conserve and protect over 25,000 elephants in 2023.

8. NAMIBIA

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South Africa features over 24,000 of elephants following its conservation efforts.

9. SOUTH AFRICA

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With 16,000 elephants, Congo ranks 10th on the list, just making the cut.

10. congo