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The African Coalition
The Elephant Protection Initiative was launched in 2014 by the leaders of 5 states: Botswana, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon, and Tanzania

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The Ivory Trade
Having successfully achieved its objectives, Stop Ivory formally closed in December 2020.

Stockpile Management
Stockpiles of ivory, and other wildlife products, accrue from carcasses found in the wild or seized from poachers and traffickers.

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The Elephant Protection Initiative is dedicated to mitigating and, where possible, preventing, the conflict between elephants and people.

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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone joined the EPI in 2016. Just as in neighbouring Liberia, its wildlife was severely affected by civil war in the 1990s. Four small elephant populations are believed to have survived.

Progress Towards the EPI Aims

	Domestic Trade Closed
	Declaration Against International Ivory Trade

Facts & Figures

Country Area: 71,740 km²

Elephant Range: 1,353 km² (2%)

Protected Range: 58%

Estimated Elephant Population: 135-155*

CITES Listing: Appendix I

All statistics are taken from 2016 AfESG African Elephant Status Report

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