Elephants from the Air (IMAGE) University of Massachusetts Amherst Caption Investigators led by Elephants Without Borders director Mike Chase say the Pan-African Great Elephant Census shows that for savanna elephant populations in 15 GEC countries for which repeat counts were available, populations declined by 30 percent, or 144,000 animals, between 2007 and 2014. Credit EWB Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.