african elephant in English

noun
1
the elephant native to Africa, which is larger than the Indian elephant and has larger ears and a two-lipped trunk.
The corruption scores were then measured against three well-surveyed components of biodiversity: African elephants , black rhinoceroses, and forest cover.

Use "african elephant" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "african elephant" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "african elephant", or refer to the context using the word "african elephant" in the English Dictionary.

1. African elephant recognised as two separate species – both endangered The age of extinction Shades of grey: how to tell African elephant species apart Published: 9:00 AM

2. 1 day ago · 2 African elephant species now listed as endangered, 1 Critically

3. 1 day ago · Both African elephant species are now endangered, one Critically

4. Above all, vegetable ivory can make a solid contribution toward the preservation of the African elephant.

5. Yet, the tiny South American tagua nut could save the mighty African elephant from wanton slaughter.

6. The African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) was listed in Appendix I of the CITES Convention at the 7th COP held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1989.

7. the proposals from Tanzania and Zambia for the downlisting of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) from CITES Appendix I to CITES Appendix II with a view to trade;

8. It was the land of aurochs (which may be why Amphitrite was also called “ox-eyed”) and the North African elephant, the Barbary bear and leopard, as well as

9. Both the African Elephant Loxodonta africana and the Asian Elephant Elephas maximus are included in the Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which gathers 183 Parties, including the EU and all EU Member States.

10. The Commission has not received notification from France of any specific acts or provisions that it may have adopted on the importation of and trade in trophies, live specimens or certain products derived from elephants of the species Loxodonta africana (African elephant) from the populations of Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe, with a view to implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(1), as amended in particular by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2307/97 of 18 November 1997(2).