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Vanishing giants: Asia’s elephants fight for survival as their world shrinks

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Elephants across Asia are slipping toward extinction in slow, brutal steps as forests shrink and development carves up their habitats. Recent syntheses of field surveys and satellite tracking estimate there are roughly 40,000 to 50,000 Asian elephants left in the wild, a population that has fallen by more than half over the last three generations. They now occupy only about 15 percent of their historical range, stretching across a mosaic of protected areas, agricultural landscapes, and human settlements from India to Southeast Asia. The story of these “giants” is not merely about wildlife; it is a barometer of how Asia negotiates land use, food security, and livelihoods in a rapidly urbanizing world, and it holds clear implications for Thai forests, farmers, and families who share the land with elephants.

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