Elephant poaching is decreasing as ivory demand slows, suggests a new study. Just eight years ago, hunters took out more than 10 percent of the African elephant population — some 40,000. Now poaching kills less than four percent of the pachyderms. China banned ivory in 2017, which decreased demand.

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Elephant poaching is decreasing as ivory demand slows, suggests a new study. Just eight years ago, hunters took out more than 10 percent of the African elephant population — some 40,000. Now poaching kills less than four percent of the pachyderms. China banned ivory in 2017, which decreased demand.