mammal · Proboscidea · Elephantidae
African elephant
Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) — also called African Bush Elephant, African Savanna Elephant, African savannah elephant. Occurrence records of the African elephant are shared on GBIF from around 55 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Addo Elephant National Park (1 193 records), in 7 provinces.
IUCN: Endangered
55reserves with records
3 274records around them
7provinces
ENIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 1 193 |
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 859 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 420 |
| Nyati ConcessionProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 138 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 130 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 72 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 36 |
| McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 35 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 35 |
| Shaws GateNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 26 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 25 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 25 |
| Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve | NW North West | 24 |
| Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 20 |
| Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 19 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 15 |
| York Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 13 |
| Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 12 |
| Mapungubwe National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 12 |
| Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 11 |
| Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| SabieparkNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 9 |
| Balule Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| Tshukudu Private Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 7 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Wild Rivers Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 6 |
| Greater Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 6 |
| Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 6 |
| Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 5 |
| Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 5 |
| Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 5 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 4 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 4 |
| Shamwari Private Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 4 |
| Grietjie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | LP Limpopo | 4 |
| Andover Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 4 |
| Marakele National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| Kapama Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| Mabula Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Cronje en Dogters Privaat NatuurreserweNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 2 |
| Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 2 |
| Lanner GorgeProtected area | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 |
| Selati Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Ubizane Wildlife ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 |
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.