article_snippet: The elephant population in the Central African Republic parks and Garamba could be entirely decimated if the problem continues.
article_snippet: Worrying': 'The elephant population in the Central African Republic parks and Garamba could be entirely decimated if the problem continues,' said Sasha Lezhnev, associate director of policy at the Enough Project.
article_snippet: At Virunga National Park, also in the DR Congo, the elephant population has decreased by 90 per cent in the last twenty years, according to UNESCO.
article_snippet: Elephant numbers in Virunga National Park have fallen dramatically to about 2,400 from approximately 20,000, largely due to poaching .
article_snippet: Since the 1980s, the Garamba elephant population has fallen to about 2,400 from approximately 20,000, largely due to poaching.
article_snippet: Mr Lezhnev added: 'If not enough action is taken, we could see the entire elephant population eliminated from these regions in the next 10 years.'