African forest elephants are listed as Critically Endangered.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by IUCN's official Red List classification (2021) and reaffirmed in subsequent IUCN press releases through 2025, corroborated by AWF, ZSL, and WWF UK.
Sources
- Species | Protecting Wildlife | World Wildlife Fund (worldwildlife.org)
- https://iucn.org/news/species/202103/african-elephant-species-now-endangered-and-critically-endangered-iucn-red-list (iucn.org)
- https://www.awf.org/pressroom/awf-supports-iucn-updated-critically-endangered-classification-african-forest-elephants (awf.org)
- https://iucn.org/press-release/202511/dna-methods-help-uncover-further-african-forest-elephants-species-remains (iucn.org)