{"id":892,"date":"2022-12-12T22:32:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T22:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/?p=892"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:49:08","slug":"razones-por-que-los-elefantes-estan-en-peligro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/razones-por-que-los-elefantes-estan-en-peligro\/","title":{"rendered":"Razones por las que los elefantes est\u00e1n en peligro de extinci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">El elefante es el mayor mam\u00edfero terrestre conocido. Esta criatura <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/los-elefantes-tienen-cabeza-todo-lo-que-necesitas-saber\/\">colmillos grandes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/por-que-los-elefantes-tienen-orejas-grandes\/\">orejas enormes<\/a>y unas patas musculosas pero sensibles lo hacen destacar entre otros animales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aunque todos los elefantes comparten algunas similitudes, cada especie tiene caracter\u00edsticas distintas. Pero sigue habiendo algunas razones principales por las que los elefantes est\u00e1n en peligro de extinci\u00f3n en el mundo actual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/las-tres-especies-de-elefante\/\">Hay tres especies vivas de elefantes<\/a>: El elefante africano de sabana, el elefante africano de bosque y el elefante asi\u00e1tico. Los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos tienen las orejas m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as y la espalda nivelada, mientras que los elefantes africanos tienen las orejas m\u00e1s grandes y la espalda m\u00e1s c\u00f3ncava. Por su parte, el elefante asi\u00e1tico est\u00e1 clasificado como especie en peligro por la UICN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En este art\u00edculo analizaremos por qu\u00e9 los elefantes est\u00e1n en peligro de extinci\u00f3n, sus h\u00e1bitats naturales, qu\u00e9 los hace importantes para el mundo de la vida salvaje, los peligros a los que se enfrentan como especie y las formas en que podemos evitar su extinci\u00f3n. Sigue leyendo.<\/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\">\u00bfD\u00f3nde viven los elefantes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00f3lo aproximadamente <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/como-quedan-elefantes-en-el-mundo\/\">450.000-500.000 elefantes siguen en libertad hoy en d\u00eda<\/a>La mayor\u00eda vive en el continente africano. De los 35 pa\u00edses que albergan elefantes, el elefante africano de la sabana es el m\u00e1s extendido. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Se calcula que 10 millones de elefantes vagaban por la Tierra en 1930.<\/p><cite>WWF<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes prosperan en cualquier entorno en el que tengan f\u00e1cil acceso a fuentes de comida y agua, por lo que se encuentran en todas las sabanas del \u00c1frica subsahariana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos parecidos a ellos viven en las selvas y bosques tropicales de Nepal, el Sudeste Asi\u00e1tico y la India. Suelen permanecer cerca en grupos para que las familias extensas puedan pasar tiempo juntas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las hembras suelen juntarse con otras hembras de la misma familia o de familias emparentadas y cr\u00edan juntas a sus hijos. Normalmente, estas comunidades (conocidas como <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/datos-sobre-elphant-herd\/\">reba\u00f1os<\/a>) no tienen muchos machos, ya que tienden a morir m\u00e1s j\u00f3venes que las hembras. La matriarca es generalmente el miembro femenino m\u00e1s viejo <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/lecciones-de-liderazgo-de-los-elefantes\/\">que dirige<\/a> la manada sin compa\u00f1\u00eda masculina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El elefante africano de los matorrales se encuentra en diversos h\u00e1bitats, desde zonas costeras de tierras bajas a regiones de tierras altas y desde sabanas h\u00famedas a sabanas secas y desiertos. Los bosques tropicales son el h\u00e1bitat principal de los elefantes africanos. Sin embargo, el animal tambi\u00e9n puede encontrarse en los ecotonos de transici\u00f3n y los bosques de galer\u00eda que separan las zonas boscosas de las praderas abiertas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El elefante asi\u00e1tico vive en distintas zonas seg\u00fan la estaci\u00f3n del a\u00f1o. Estos elefantes residen entre matorrales, bosques de hoja perenne y lugares con espinas, como <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/los-mejores-lugares-para-ver-elefantes-en-camboya\/\">Camboya<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/los-mejores-lugares-para-ver-elefantes-en-vietnam\/\">Vietnam<\/a>.<\/p>\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\">8 razones por las que los elefantes est\u00e1n en peligro de extinci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Las poblaciones de elefantes han disminuido r\u00e1pidamente en los \u00faltimos 40-50 a\u00f1os. Algunos dicen que hasta 50% de la poblaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. La poblaci\u00f3n sigue disminuyendo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aunque la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes del sur de \u00c1frica es estable y est\u00e1 creciendo, la demanda de colmillos de marfil ha provocado un descenso de su n\u00famero en toda \u00c1frica central y oriental. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza<\/a> cree que s\u00f3lo quedan 400.000 elefantes en \u00c1frica, lo que supone una dr\u00e1stica disminuci\u00f3n respecto a los 10 millones que supuestamente exist\u00edan en 1930.<\/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=\"Los elefantes africanos est\u00e1n en peligro de extinci\u00f3n y una especie est\u00e1 a punto de desaparecer\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LgwD3ZOYiRE?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\">\"Los elefantes africanos est\u00e1n ahora en peligro de extinci\u00f3n, con una especie a punto de desaparecer\" por <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cgtnamerica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CGTN America en YouTube<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Colmillos rentables y preciosos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>La prohibici\u00f3n del comercio de marfil en 1989 se promulg\u00f3 para proteger a los elefantes de la matanza por sus colmillos. Este mercado hizo que algunas manadas perdieran el 80% de sus animales durante la d\u00e9cada de 1980. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En 2016, China anunci\u00f3 que se prohibir\u00eda toda venta de marfil dentro del pa\u00eds. En aquel momento, China era el mayor mercado de marfil del mundo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Lea los antecedentes del <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwf.org.uk\/updates\/fighting-end-elephant-ivory-trade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">1989 prohibici\u00f3n del comercio internacional de marfil en WWF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Incluso con la legislaci\u00f3n, es dif\u00edcil saber exactamente cu\u00e1ntos elefantes se pierden cada a\u00f1o porque gran parte de la caza furtiva se produce en zonas remotas o pa\u00edses que no disponen de m\u00e9todos fiables de seguimiento de datos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Caza furtiva continuada<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Como la demanda de productos de marfil sigue siendo alta, el tr\u00e1fico ilegal y la caza furtiva de elefantes han continuado, a pesar de la prohibici\u00f3n del comercio de marfil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esta lucrativa industria existe porque la gente de Asia sigue queriendo comprar cosas hechas de marfil, lo que ha provocado que la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes africanos disminuya r\u00e1pidamente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. El r\u00e1pido declive de la poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes asi\u00e1ticos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>La poblaci\u00f3n de elefantes asi\u00e1ticos ha disminuido en 50% en s\u00f3lo tres generaciones. Incluso ahora, su n\u00famero sigue disminuyendo. Se calcula que <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/como-quedan-elefantes-en-el-mundo\/\">s\u00f3lo quedan 40-50.000 elefantes asi\u00e1ticos salvajes<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aunque no son tan grandes como los elefantes africanos, estas criaturas siguen estando en peligro cr\u00edtico de extinci\u00f3n debido a la caza por sus colmillos de marfil. El marfil se utiliza a menudo para fabricar elaborados y costosos adornos en China, por ejemplo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. La caza de trofeos elimina las especies m\u00e1s adaptables<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>En <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/como-cambia-el-clima-los-habitats-de-los-elefantes\/\">efectos devastadores del cambio clim\u00e1tico<\/a> sobre el reino animal no hacen sino acelerarse con la caza de trofeos, que a menudo tiene como objetivo los animales m\u00e1s grandes del mundo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Varios cient\u00edficos han propuesto que los animales m\u00e1s grandes pueden tener m\u00e1s posibilidades de adaptarse al cambio clim\u00e1tico debido a su tama\u00f1o y capacidad evolutiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. P\u00e9rdida de h\u00e1bitats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El aumento de la poblaci\u00f3n humana en zonas como \u00c1frica y Asia est\u00e1 destruyendo el h\u00e1bitat de los animales. Se est\u00e1n talando bosques para dejar espacio a comunidades en desarrollo. Estas expansiones de ciudades y pueblos se producen en lo que antes eran tierras v\u00edrgenes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Un factor importante en el declive de los elefantes es la p\u00e9rdida de sus hogares, especialmente el h\u00e1bitat del elefante africano. Sin embargo, est\u00e1n ocurriendo muchas cosas para <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/esfuerzos-de-conservacion\/\">conservaci\u00f3n de elefantes<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes y otros animales de tama\u00f1o similar necesitan mucho espacio para deambular, y las limitaciones en las fuentes de alimento afectan enormemente a sus poblaciones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Africano <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/como-cambia-el-clima-los-habitats-de-los-elefantes\/\">el h\u00e1bitat de los elefantes ha disminuido<\/a> en m\u00e1s de 50% desde 1979, mientras que los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos est\u00e1n ahora restringidos a s\u00f3lo 15% de su \u00e1rea de distribuci\u00f3n original. Unas cifras de locos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Conflicto e invasi\u00f3n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A medida que crece la poblaci\u00f3n humana, se reducen los h\u00e1bitats de los elefantes en \u00c1frica central y Asia. En algunas zonas, la proximidad entre humanos y elefantes es lo suficientemente alta como para provocar conflictos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A medida que disminuyen las zonas de alimentaci\u00f3n de los elefantes, a veces asaltan los almacenes de alimentos humanos, lo que provoca p\u00e9rdidas econ\u00f3micas, peligro para los humanos y actitudes negativas hacia estos poderosos animales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Las rutas migratorias han cambiado o han sido bloqueadas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El crecimiento de los asentamientos humanos ha destruido total o parcialmente las rutas migratorias tradicionales de los elefantes tanto en Asia como en \u00c1frica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las alteraciones de las rutas migratorias causadas por el cambio clim\u00e1tico suelen dar lugar a un crecimiento insuficiente de los animales, lo que provoca que los elefantes mueran de hambre o de <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/todo-lo-que-necesita-saber-sobre-los-elefantes-y-el-agua\/\">deshidratarse hasta morir<\/a>.<\/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=\"Por qu\u00e9 los elefantes podr\u00edan extinguirse en tu vida | National Geographic\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zJbFthhZRHY?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\">\"Por qu\u00e9 los elefantes podr\u00edan extinguirse en su vida | National Geographic\" por <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NatGeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">National Geographics 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<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/endangered-elephant-in-botswana-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Elefante asombrosamente enorme en el delta del Okavango, Botsuana. \" class=\"wp-image-1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/endangered-elephant-in-botswana-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/endangered-elephant-in-botswana-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/endangered-elephant-in-botswana-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/endangered-elephant-in-botswana-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/endangered-elephant-in-botswana.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sorprendentemente enorme elefante en <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/los-mejores-lugares-para-ver-elefantes-en-botsuana\/\">Delta del Okavango, Botsuana<\/a>. Foto de Unsplash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La importancia de los elefantes para la vida salvaje<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Modificar el ecosistema<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes desempe\u00f1an un papel vital en el mantenimiento del equilibrio ecol\u00f3gico. Al pisotear los \u00e1rboles, ayudan a despejar el suelo del bosque y dejan espacio para nuevos brotes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esta deforestaci\u00f3n permite a las plantas de las zonas bajas acceder a m\u00e1s luz y florecer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Ayudar a otros animales a alimentarse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Los escarabajos peloteros son criaturas \u00fanicas porque ponen sus huevos en las heces de otros animales. Las larvas eclosionan y consumen el esti\u00e9rcol hasta que maduran y se convierten en adultos. Los tejones de la miel suelen comer larvas de escarabajos peloteros, lo que ayuda a controlar su poblaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Ayudar a otros animales a beber agua<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No s\u00f3lo ayudan a otros animales a encontrar agua durante las sequ\u00edas, sino que utilizan sus patas, colmillos y troncos para cavar agujeros en los lechos secos de los r\u00edos, lo que permite a las criaturas acceder f\u00e1cilmente al agua recogida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Ayuda al crecimiento de nuevas plantas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Como los elefantes recorren praderas tan extensas, propagan nuevas plantas distribuyendo f\u00e1cilmente las semillas en sus heces por todo el paisaje. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No s\u00f3lo sirve como fertilizante eficaz, sino que tambi\u00e9n ayuda a la germinaci\u00f3n y el crecimiento de las semillas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Por consiguiente, una distribuci\u00f3n saludable como \u00e9sta permitir\u00eda a las plantas ampliar su \u00e1rea de distribuci\u00f3n y colonizar nuevos territorios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Atraer a los turistas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>La observaci\u00f3n de elefantes es una de las actividades tur\u00edsticas m\u00e1s populares del \u00c1frica subsahariana. <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/mejor-experiencia-elefante-en-estados-unidos\/\">US<\/a> que acuden a ver estos animales son una fuente importante de ingresos en divisas para la regi\u00f3n.<\/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=\"Por qu\u00e9 los elefantes son importantes para el medio ambiente\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GoGLiJhri-k?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\">\"Por qu\u00e9 los elefantes son importantes para el medio ambiente\", por <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@VoiceOfPlanet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">La Voz del Planeta 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\">Formas de evitar la extinci\u00f3n del elefante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. 1. Sensibilizaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El p\u00fablico en general no comprende del todo la grave situaci\u00f3n a la que se enfrentan los elefantes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Si no se toman medidas significativas, su n\u00famero seguir\u00e1 disminuyendo.<\/p><cite>John Williams de ElephantGuide<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Si la gente es consciente de la dif\u00edcil situaci\u00f3n de los elefantes, tomar\u00e1 m\u00e1s precauciones para mantenerlos a salvo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Acabar con la necesidad de marfil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El principal objetivo de la caza furtiva son los colmillos de marfil de los elefantes. Este problema puede atajarse si m\u00e1s personas se informan sobre el asunto y toman medidas para abolir el comercio de marfil. Si se consigue este objetivo, los elefantes adultos podr\u00e1n aparearse con \u00e9xito, aumentando el tama\u00f1o de la poblaci\u00f3n y garantizando que las generaciones futuras no se enfrenten a la extinci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Todos los pa\u00edses deber\u00edan prohibir <a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/history-ivory-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">comercio de marfil<\/a> y otras partes del elefante, pero esto es especialmente importante en las naciones con grandes poblaciones de elefantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Fomentar la participaci\u00f3n comunitaria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Debe aumentarse el n\u00famero de exploradores de la fauna salvaje situados a lo largo de las fronteras agr\u00edcolas para evitar los da\u00f1os causados por los elefantes a los cultivos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si se educa adecuadamente a los agricultores sobre c\u00f3mo coexistir con los elefantes, o al menos evitar que sus cultivos sufran da\u00f1os, se reducir\u00e1 el n\u00famero de muertes por represalia contra los elefantes.<\/p>\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\">Resumen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Los elefantes siempre han sido parte intr\u00ednseca de sus ecosistemas, pero ahora est\u00e1n al borde de la extinci\u00f3n. La deforestaci\u00f3n y el desarrollo humano han mermado su h\u00e1bitat natural, lo que les impide vivir felices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, a menudo se mata a los elefantes por sus colmillos de marfil, muy apreciados en el mercado negro. Este comercio ilegal de partes de elefante ha provocado un fuerte descenso de las poblaciones de elefantes, sobre todo en \u00c1frica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, como las poblaciones humanas siguen creciendo y expandi\u00e9ndose, los elefantes entran cada vez m\u00e1s en conflicto con los humanos. 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