Band 5+: The graph below shows the changes in the maximum number of Asian elephants between 1994 and 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The chart illustrates how many elephants from nine Asia countries from 1997 to 2004.

It is clear that while the figure for elephant in India highest all over the period, followed by Myanmar, the opposite was true for China. Also, when most countries witnessed a downward trend, Cambodia rose slightly in the end of the term.

As can be seen that, elephants in India were nearly 10,000, reaching a peak in 1997, then dropped quickly by nearly 2,500 in 2004. Compared to Myanmar, a similar trend was observed, from 5,500 in 1997 to 5,000 in 2004. Meanwhile, Thai elephants saw a significant fall in the period, from nearly 4,000 to 1,200 in the end. Malaysia also saw a sharp decrease of 1,000 elephants, 3,000 in 1997 to 2,000 in 2004. Beside that, there was an insignificant shrink in Sri Lanka, stood at over 3,000 in the both year.

In Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, elephant populations remained relatively stable over the period shown, which standing at 1,000. By contrast, the number of Chinese elephant was lowest in nine countries, starting at 1,000 then dropped to under 1,000 in 2004.