Ethiopia’s Babile Elephant Sanctuary Nears Extinction
Africa Africa & Latin America Ethiopia’s Babile Sanctuary Elephants Face Local Extinction By Amina Diarra · July 26, 2026 · 6 min read Africa Intelligence A daily Africa read from a Latin American newsroom. Only 200–300 elephants remain, down from roughly 600 in the 1970s. —Habitat loss. Around 82 per cent of natural elephant habitat has been lost since the 1970s. —Encroachment.
- ▪Africa Africa & Latin America Ethiopia’s Babile Sanctuary Elephants Face Local Extinction By Amina Diarra · July 26, 2026 · 6 min read Africa Intelligence A daily Africa read from a Latin American newsroom.
- ▪Only 200–300 elephants remain, down from roughly 600 in the 1970s. —Habitat loss.
- ▪Around 82 per cent of natural elephant habitat has been lost since the 1970s. —Encroachment.
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Africa Africa & Latin America Ethiopia’s Babile Sanctuary Elephants Face Local Extinction By Amina Diarra · July 26, 2026 · 6 min read Africa Intelligence A daily Africa read from a Latin American newsroom. Free. Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We never share your email. Africa · Eastern Key Facts —Population. Only 200–300 elephants remain, down from roughly 600 in the 1970s. —Habitat loss. Around 82 per cent of natural elephant habitat has been lost since the 1970s. —Encroachment. Over 50,000 illegal houses and 150,000 livestock now occupy the sanctuary. —Agricultural investment. At least 200 hectares were allocated to a private investor without conservation authority approval. —Poaching.
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