The graph below shows the changes in the maximum number of Asian elephants between 1994 and 2007.

The bar chart compares the

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of

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in nine different Asian countries between 1997 and 2004.

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, 1997 had more

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in most nations, except in

China

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and

Cambodia

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, which saw an increase in the elephant population in 2004. Notably, the

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of

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in Laos remained the same for

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years. Focusing on countries with more

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in 1997, India topped the chart with just under 10,000

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, which

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dropped by approximately 2,500 seven years later. Vietnam had the least, with around 1,250

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, dipping slightly by 2004. Myanmar, the second highest, had a little over 5,000

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but dropped marginally to about 4,800, which was nearly double that of Sri Lanka and Malaysia,

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registering roughly 2,700

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in the beginning. Sri Lanka’s figure fell modestly by about 100,

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Malaysia’s reduced significantly to less than half its initial

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. Similar to Malaysia, Thailand, which was the third-ranked with nearly 4,000

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, declined significantly by 2004 to around 2,000. As for other countries,

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Cambodia

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and

China

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witnessed an increase in the

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of

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.

Cambodia

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had around 2,000

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, and

China

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had 1,500 in 1997, with

Cambodia

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increasing gently by 100 and

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's

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doubling.

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, Laos had the same

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of

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for

both

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years at around 2,000.