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CÔTE D'IVOIRE
The country’s name evokes a time when elephants were plentiful, but today they are found in isolated and precarious populations. Conservation efforts were hampered by the prolonged period of political insecurity and conflict that began with the military coup at the end of 1999. Today, Côte d’Ivoire may have only a few hundred surviving elephants. The government signalled its determination to protect them by joining the EPI in 2017.

PROGRESS
DECLARATION AGAINST INTERNATIONAL IVORY TRADE
DOMESTIC TRADE CLOSED
INVENTORY IN THE LAST 2 YEARS

Country Area: 322,460 km²
Elephant Range Area: 14,578 km² (5%)
Protected Range: 72%
Estimated Elephant Population: 189 +/- 135
CITES Appendix: I
All statistics are taken from 2016 AfESG African Elephant Status Report
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