African forest elephants are listed as Critically Endangered.
Sources
- Species | Protecting Wildlife | World Wildlife Fund (worldwildlife.org)
- https://iucn.org/news/species/202103/african-elephant-species-now-endangered-and-critically-endangered-iucn-red-list (iucn.org)
- https://www.awf.org/pressroom/awf-supports-iucn-updated-critically-endangered-classification-african-forest-elephants (awf.org)
- https://iucn.org/press-release/202511/dna-methods-help-uncover-further-african-forest-elephants-species-remains (iucn.org)
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