Articles Tagged with “Elephant”

2 Articles found tagged with “Elephant”.

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  Nature’s Bulldozers Help the Climate

  Elephants, one of our few remaining megaherbivores, have a huge impact on their environment. A new study has shown that they also help protect against climate change by encouraging the growth of slow growing trees that sequester more carbon from the atmosphere.

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  Elephant Poaching Decline

  Scientists have reported that elephant poaching in Africa has declined, from 10% in 2011 to 4% in 2017. However, even at current poaching rates, elephants remain in serious danger of going extinct.