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First elephant species recorded
the African Eritherium and Phosphatherium of were the first recorded species of elephants before they went extinct -
100
the arrival of the second species of elephants
gomphotheres were next in the process of elephants coming about. This what was one of the main species that started to form elephants -
300
The third evolution of elephants coming about
The African Primelephas gomphotheroides gave rise to Loxodonta, Mammuthus and Elephas. -
The demand of ivory soared
causing people to need to find a resource that provided ivory -
100,000 elephants were killed for ivory
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Most ivory companies were eliminated
All though this happend it did not stop the poaching of elephants -
only 600,000 elephants remain
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The number of elephants killed 2013
More than 35,000 african elephants were killed for their ivory. -
CITES banned international trade for ivory
This was to try and stop the mass killing of elephants -
The excitinction of elephants
African elephants are predicted to be extinct by 2020 from all the poaching
