Table 1.
Sample sizes and summary statistics for MIKE sites used in the state-space analysis. Values other than the number of sites are shown as the mean with range by site in parentheses.
| Region | Sites | No. years with data | No. carcasses | Est. no. live elephants | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2011 | 2011–2018 | 2003–2018 | ||||
| Central Africa | 12 | 7.3 (4–9) | 6.8 (4–8) | 13.1 (9–16) | 17.8 (5.7–59.0) | 3,529 (213–18,844) |
| Eastern Africa | 10 | 8.3 (7–9) | 7.5 (5–8) | 14.9 (12–16) | 51.0 (3.8–187.7) | 6,559 (105–20,619) |
| Southern Africa | 9 | 7.9 (4–9) | 8.0 (8–8) | 14.9 (11–16) | 46.1 (12.5–130.1) | 8,078 (1,338–27,802) |
| West Africa | 7 | 5.9 (5–8) | 6.6 (6–8) | 11.7 (10–15) | 7.5 (3.1–17.4) | 492 (35–1,003) |
| Africa | 38 | 7.4 (4–9) | 7.2 (4–8) | 13.7 (9–16) | 31.3 (3.1–187.7) | 4,845 (35–27,802) |