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    The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is found throughout parts of Asia. Asian elephant populations have declined by at least 50% over the past three generations and their numbers continue to drop, with only an estimated 40,000-50,000 remaining in the wild. As a result, the Asian elephant is classified as an endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

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    The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is found throughout parts of Asia. Asian elephant populations have declined by at least 50% over the past three generations and their numbers continue to drop, with only an estimated 40,000-50,000 remaining in the wild. As a result, the Asian elephant is classified as an endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

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    The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is found throughout parts of Asia. Asian elephant populations have declined by at least 50% over the past three generations and their numbers continue to drop, with only an estimated 40,000-50,000 remaining in the wild. As a result, the Asian elephant is classified as an endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

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    ASIAN ELEPHANT

    The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus
    Elephas and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the
    west, Nepal in the north, Sumatra in the south, and to Borneo in the east. 

    Asian elephant numbers have dropped by at least 50% over the last three generations, and they're
    still in decline today. With only 40,000-50,000 left in the wild, the species is classified as
    endangered.

    The Asian elephant is classified as Endangered by the International Union for the
    Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Its population has declined by an estimated 50 percent over the
    past 75 years, and there are an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 Asian elephants left in the wild.

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