Scent trails could boost elephant conservation
Traveling elephants pay close attention to scent trails of dung and urine left by other elephants, new research shows.
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High risk of conflict between humans and elephants and lions
Elephants and lions are iconic species that help raise substantial funds for conservation. However, they also pose significant threats to people, crops, and livestock, and are themselves threatened with extinction.
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May 20, 2021
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India probes death of 18 elephants 'hit by lightning'
Indian authorities launched a probe Friday into the deaths of at least 18 elephants, as a leading conservationist raised doubts that the animals were killed by lightning.
Ecology
May 14, 2021
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Female northern elephant seals spend 18 hours a day foraging in deep sea
A team of researchers from the National Institute of Polar Research, the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of North Carolina has found that adult female northern elephant seals dive deep into the ocean ...
How donkeys digging wells help life thrive in the desert
For thousands of years, horses and donkeys have been some of our species' most important partners.
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Apr 29, 2021
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Ivory Coast sounds alarm over plunging elephant population
Elephants face extinction in Ivory Coast where they are a national emblem, with numbers decreasing by half in the past 30 years, the country's water and foresty ministry said Wednesday.
Ecology
Apr 28, 2021
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Forest elephants are now critically endangered—here's how to count them
A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and working closely with experts from the Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux du Gabon (ANPN) compared methodologies to count African forest elephants (Loxodonta ...
Ecology
Apr 15, 2021
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Baby elephant dies rejected by family at Swedish zoo
A two-week old elephant has died after being rejected by her family following the birth of another elephant calf, Sweden's Boras Zoo announced Friday.
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Apr 9, 2021
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African elephants only occupy a fraction of their potential range
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.
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Apr 1, 2021
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Africa's elephants now endangered by poaching, habitat loss
Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Mar 25, 2021
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