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Elephants have plenty of habitat if spared from the ivory trade, new research shows
April 1, 2021
Elephants have plenty of habitat if spared from the ivory trade, new research shows
Many wildlife species are threatened by shrinking habitat. But according to new research, the potential range of African elephants could be more than five times larger than its current extent.
Due to 2,000 years of human pressure, African elephants have suffered dramatic population declines, and their range has shrunk to just 17% of what it could be, say researchers who led the new study published April 1 in Current Biology.
