Jumbo drop in estimates of India elephant population

Wednesday 15 October 2025 - 11:23am - ENCA NEW DELHI - India's wild elephant population estimates have dropped sharply by a quarter, a government survey incorporating a new DNA system has found, marking the most accurate but sobering count yet.

India is home to the majority of the world's remaining wild Asian elephants, a species listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and increasingly threatened by shrinking habitat.

The Wildlife Institute of India's new All-India Elephant Estimation report released this week puts the wild elephant population at 22,446 -- down from nearly 29,964 estimated in 2017, a fall of 25 percent. Read the full article below: https://www.enca.com/lifestyle/jumbo-drop-estimates-india-elephant-population Source: ENCA