Trump to reverse ban on importing elephants killed as trophies However, some experts postulate that this number could be way off, saying that it's more likely about 350 000. Africa's elephants now endangered by poaching, habitat loss An excessive number of elephants, Zimbabwe has close to 100,000, has also increased the number of accidents when people encounter them, he said. In the investigative article below, reproduced with permission, wildlife crime investigator and photographer Karl Ammann exposes corruption, forgery, and fraud on a massive scale in the export of African elephants from Zimbabwe to China. Zimbabwe officials have. Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth and have distinctly massive bodies, large ears, and long trunks. A 2013 file photo of Cecil the lion at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. The Elephant population as of 2022. Bacterial infection may have killed 11 elephants in Zimbabwe The big cat was killed just two years later. The deaths occurred in Zimbabwe's largest national park, Hwange National Park, a game park. Elephant kills handler in Zimbabwe resort town - eNCA THE ELEPHANT CAMP - Updated 2022 Prices & Hotel Reviews Zimbabwe is home to some 80,000 elephants, around a fifth of Africa's total, conservationists estimate. The 'decision' is "on-hold" until the conservation value . The game reserve has the country's largest population of . For these four years, they give us a total of 128 people.