Simons, W.

1999 Barnes, R. F. W. | Craig, G. C. | Dublin, Holly T. | Overton, Greg L. | Simons, W. | Thouless, C. R. |

The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. It once inhabited most of the continent, from the Mediterranean coast down to its south tip. This picture of elephant range today is one of scattered, fragmented populations south of the Sahara Desert. Estimates suggested that elephant populations had more than halved in several areas between 1981-87.