{"id":188,"date":"2022-10-01T10:58:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T10:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/?p=188"},"modified":"2023-03-28T16:13:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:13:53","slug":"como-quedan-elefantes-en-el-mundo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/como-quedan-elefantes-en-el-mundo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos elefantes quedan en el mundo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Mientras que algunas poblaciones de elefantes africanos est\u00e1n creciendo, sobre todo en el sur de \u00c1frica, en otras zonas las poblaciones est\u00e1n disminuyendo. Se ha trabajado mucho para tratar de determinar la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes en el mundo, pero es incre\u00edblemente dif\u00edcil obtener cifras exactas. Los expertos s\u00f3lo pueden hacer conjeturas sobre el n\u00famero total de elefantes africanos que quedan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Una estimaci\u00f3n com\u00fanmente aceptada es que quedan unos 400.000 elefantes africanos y entre 50.000 y 100.000 elefantes asi\u00e1ticos en libertad.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes africanos se ha reducido en 62% en la \u00faltima d\u00e9cada y se espera que disminuya en otras 30% para 2025, lo que los convierte en una especie en peligro de extinci\u00f3n. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De hecho, el elefante est\u00e1 clasificado como \"en peligro cr\u00edtico de extinci\u00f3n\" y el WWF (Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza) y otras organizaciones intentan varias cosas. <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/esfuerzos-de-conservacion\/\">esfuerzos de conservaci\u00f3n<\/a> para ayudar a detener la matanza de estas especies amenazadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-elephant-population-as-of-2022\">La poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes en 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Como ya se ha dicho, una estimaci\u00f3n com\u00fanmente aceptada dice que quedan entre 450.000 y 500.000 elefantes en el mundo. Sin embargo, algunos expertos afirman que esta cifra podr\u00eda estar muy alejada de la cantidad de elefantes que quedan en libertad, y que es m\u00e1s probable que se trate de unos 350.000 elefantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 difieren tanto las cifras sobre cu\u00e1ntos elefantes hay en el mundo? La raz\u00f3n principal es que el n\u00famero de elefantes en el mundo cambia constantemente debido a la caza furtiva de marfil y a la p\u00e9rdida de h\u00e1bitat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos elefantes quedan en el mundo?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yhjuvzfhT9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos elefantes quedan en el mundo?<\/em> por <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrcQ9wTOs2v_yi6etUEASNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ElephantGuide en YouTube<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"african-elephants-left-in-the-world\">elefantes africanos que quedan en el mundo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Se calcula que quedan unos 400.000 elefantes africanos en el mundo. Los pa\u00edses con mayor poblaci\u00f3n son <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/los-mejores-lugares-para-ver-elefantes-en-botsuana\/\">Botsuana<\/a>donde se calcula que hay entre 100.000 y 130.000 elefantes, y <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/los-mejores-lugares-para-ver-elefantes-en-zimbabue\/\">Zimbabue<\/a>que tiene una poblaci\u00f3n de unos 100.000 habitantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Varios pa\u00edses africanos tienen menos de 1.000 elefantes, entre ellos Eritrea y Guinea Ecuatorial. Se calcula que el <a href=\"\/es\/las-tres-especies-de-elefante\/\">elefante de la sabana<\/a> constituyen alrededor del 20% de toda la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes de \u00c1frica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cuadro general de la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes que queda en \u00c1frica por pa\u00edses <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Si se pregunta cu\u00e1ntos elefantes africanos quedan en el mundo, a continuaci\u00f3n encontrar\u00e1 un resumen de las poblaciones de elefantes por pa\u00eds en \u00c1frica. La tabla est\u00e1 ordenada de mayor a menor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n hemos a\u00f1adido una nota sobre el a\u00f1o en que se hizo la estimaci\u00f3n (hasta donde nuestras fuentes saben).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table class=\"has-background-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><thead><tr><th>Pa\u00eds<\/th><th>N\u00famero estimado de elefantes<\/th><th>A\u00f1o de estimaci\u00f3n<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Botsuana<\/td><td>130,000<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zimbabue<\/td><td>100,000<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tanzania<\/td><td>60,000<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kenia<\/td><td>35,500<\/td><td>2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sud\u00e1frica<\/td><td>24,000<\/td><td>2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zambia<\/td><td>22,000<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gab\u00f3n<\/td><td>De 10.000 a 15.000<\/td><td>2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mozambique<\/td><td>10,800<\/td><td>2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo<\/td><td>7,000<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Camer\u00fan<\/td><td>6,500<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uganda<\/td><td>4,864<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Angola<\/td><td>3,395<\/td><td>Desconocido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Malawi<\/td><td>800<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Etiop\u00eda<\/td><td>800<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chad<\/td><td>750<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nigeria<\/td><td>400<\/td><td>Desconocido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mali<\/td><td>250<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tabla con la poblaci\u00f3n estimada de Elefantes en \u00c1frica por Pa\u00eds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"asian-elephants-left-in-the-world\">elefantes asi\u00e1ticos que quedan en el mundo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En el mundo quedan entre 36.000 y 52.000 elefantes asi\u00e1ticos salvajes, de los que aproximadamente un tercio -entre 17.000 y 26.000- viven en la India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otros pa\u00edses con las mayores poblaciones de elefantes asi\u00e1ticos son Tailandia (12.000-15.000), Indonesia (8.000) y Malasia (4.500). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El elefante asi\u00e1tico est\u00e1 clasificado en peligro de extinci\u00f3n por la UICN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cuadro general de la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes que queda en Asia por pa\u00edses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Si se pregunta cu\u00e1ntos elefantes asi\u00e1ticos quedan en el mundo, a continuaci\u00f3n encontrar\u00e1 un resumen de las poblaciones de elefantes por pa\u00eds en Asia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tambi\u00e9n hemos a\u00f1adido la divisi\u00f3n por estados y territorios de la uni\u00f3n para la India, ya que las poblaciones var\u00edan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La tabla est\u00e1 ordenada de mayor a menor. Tambi\u00e9n hemos a\u00f1adido una nota sobre el a\u00f1o en que se hizo la estimaci\u00f3n (hasta donde nuestras fuentes saben).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table class=\"has-background-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><thead><tr><th>Pa\u00eds<\/th><th>N\u00famero estimado de elefantes<\/th><th>A\u00f1o de estimaci\u00f3n<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>India<\/td><td>De 17.000 a 26.000<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>- Estado de Karnataka<\/td><td>6,049<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>- Assam<\/td><td>5,719<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>- Kerala<\/td><td>5,706<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>- Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>2,706<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>- Odisha<\/td><td>1,976<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>- Uttarakhand<\/td><td>1,839<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>- Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>1,614<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>- Bengala Occidental, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, Uttar pradesh y Tripura<\/td><td>De 100 a 700<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka<\/td><td>7,500<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tailandia<\/td><td>3,800<\/td><td>Desconocido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indonesia<\/td><td>De 1.200 a 2.400<\/td><td>2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Myanmar<\/td><td>2,000<\/td><td>Desconocido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Malasia<\/td><td>De 1.220 a 1.700<\/td><td>2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Laos<\/td><td>800<\/td><td>2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>China<\/td><td>De 200 a 250<\/td><td>Desconocido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vietnam<\/td><td>100<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tabla con la poblaci\u00f3n estimada de Elefantes en Asia por Pa\u00eds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"male-elephants-left-in-the-world\">Elefantes machos que quedan en el mundo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes macho es mucho menor que la de hembras. De hecho, se calcula que solo quedan unos 20.000 elefantes macho africanos en libertad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los toros africanos se han matado por su marfil a lo largo de la historia, pero las tasas actuales de caza furtiva han aumentado significativamente de 2007 a 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes macho asi\u00e1ticos constituyen la mayor parte de la poblaci\u00f3n masculina. Hay entre 40.000 y 45.000 elefantes indios, que constituyen el 60% de la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes asi\u00e1ticos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/elephants-in-Botswana-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/elephants-in-Botswana-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/elephants-in-Botswana-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/elephants-in-Botswana-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/elephants-in-Botswana-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/elephants-in-Botswana-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/elephants-in-Botswana-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/elephants-in-Botswana.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(Foto de <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@michaelbennett?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Michael Bennett<\/a> en <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/botswana?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cuadro general de elefantes que quedan en el mundo, por pa\u00edses y regiones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El cuadro siguiente es simplemente una versi\u00f3n combinada de los cuadros sin\u00f3pticos africano y asi\u00e1tico anteriores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table class=\"has-background-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><thead><tr><th>Pa\u00eds<\/th><th>N\u00famero estimado de elefantes<\/th><th>A\u00f1o de estimaci\u00f3n<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Botsuana<\/td><td>130,000<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zimbabue<\/td><td>100,000<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tanzania<\/td><td>60,000<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kenia<\/td><td>35,500<\/td><td>2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>India<\/td><td>De 17.000 a 26.000<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sud\u00e1frica<\/td><td>24,000<\/td><td>2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zambia<\/td><td>22,000<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gab\u00f3n<\/td><td>De 10.000 a 15.000<\/td><td>2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mozambique<\/td><td>10,800<\/td><td>2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka<\/td><td>7,500<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo<\/td><td>7,000<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Camer\u00fan<\/td><td>6,500<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uganda<\/td><td>4,864<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tailandia<\/td><td>3,800<\/td><td>Desconocido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Angola<\/td><td>3,395<\/td><td>Desconocido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indonesia<\/td><td>De 1.200 a 2.400<\/td><td>2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Myanmar<\/td><td>2,000<\/td><td>Desconocido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Malasia<\/td><td>De 1.220 a 1.700<\/td><td>2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Laos<\/td><td>800<\/td><td>2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Malawi<\/td><td>800<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Etiop\u00eda<\/td><td>800<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chad<\/td><td>750<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nigeria<\/td><td>400<\/td><td>Desconocido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mali<\/td><td>250<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>China<\/td><td>De 200 a 250<\/td><td>Desconocido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vietnam<\/td><td>100<\/td><td>2021<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tabla con la poblaci\u00f3n estimada de elefantes por pa\u00eds y regi\u00f3n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gran Censo de Elefantes (GEC)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>En 2016, el ya fallecido Paul Allen, cofundador de Microsoft se propuso patrocinar un proyecto para demostrar que la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes de \u00c1frica estaba disminuyendo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El equipo lo hizo en lo que se llam\u00f3 el Gran Censo de Elefantes: Contando los elefantes de \u00c1frica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantswithoutborders.org\/projects\/great-elephant-census\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ver los resultados del Gran Censo de Elefantes<\/a>. Hemos incluido los datos de ese estudio en la tabla anterior. Esas poblaciones est\u00e1n marcadas con \"A\u00f1o de estimaci\u00f3n: 2016\" en la tabla anterior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gran Censo de Elefantes: Contando los elefantes de \u00c1frica\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DrAt9OlvVV4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Contar los elefantes de \u00c1frica, por <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6zkMLkAoy3CMfZtWzaqC0w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GEC en YouTube<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biggest-reasons-the-elephant-population-is-decreasing\">Principales razones de la disminuci\u00f3n de la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Hay muchas razones por las que la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes est\u00e1 disminuyendo. Las principales son la caza furtiva para el comercio ilegal de marfil, el aumento de la poblaci\u00f3n humana en las zonas rurales y, por tanto, la p\u00e9rdida de h\u00e1bitat para los elefantes. Pero tambi\u00e9n hay otras <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/a-que-temen-los-elefantes\/\">peligros para el elefante<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"elephant-poaching\">Caza furtiva de elefantes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes africanos est\u00e1n siendo cazados furtivamente a un ritmo alarmante por sus colmillos. El n\u00famero de elefantes muertos en 2014 fue el m\u00e1s alto de los \u00faltimos 25 a\u00f1os, con cerca de 33.000 elefantes africanos sacrificados ilegalmente por cazadores furtivos para obtener su marfil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tailandia se ha convertido en un centro de comercio ilegal de productos derivados de la fauna salvaje, especialmente marfil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uno de los hitos m\u00e1s significativos en la batalla contra la caza furtiva ilegal de elefantes fue el boicot de los consumidores al marfil. Esto condujo directamente a la decisi\u00f3n de China de prohibir las ventas nacionales de marfil a finales de 2017, lo que es clave para reducir la demanda de colmillos africanos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes tambi\u00e9n son cazados furtivamente con fines medicinales o simplemente por su carne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"human-wildlife-conflict\">Conflictos entre el hombre y la fauna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A medida que crece la poblaci\u00f3n, los humanos invaden algunos h\u00e1bitats de elefantes. Esto suele provocar conflictos entre ambas especies, ya que los elefantes destruyen cultivos o causan da\u00f1os a las personas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes tambi\u00e9n mueren porque da\u00f1an accidentalmente infraestructuras como carreteras y v\u00edas f\u00e9rreas. Se calcula que en la India se producen 100.000 incidentes de conflictos entre humanos y elefantes al a\u00f1o, que causan unas 400 muertes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"illegal-trade-of-ivory-tusks\">Comercio ilegal de colmillos de marfil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El marfil se comercia ilegalmente en todo el mundo, pero algunos de los peores infractores son los pa\u00edses africanos. El marfil suele pasar por m\u00faltiples intermediarios antes de llegar a su destino final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En algunas zonas, la tradici\u00f3n es una de las principales razones por las que matan elefantes, incluso cuando no es necesario como alimento o medicina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Se calcula que el comercio ilegal de colmillos de marfil mueve unos $10.000 millones al a\u00f1o. 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