Endangered Elephants Impact Africa's Forests

The decline in elephant populations in Central Africa since 2001 (about 63 percent) could cause major changes in forests. The size of elephants allows them to disperse seeds that other animals can not digest. Elephants also contribute a lot to recycling and spreading nutrients and clearing understories. Without these aspects elephants contribute to their ecosystem, a significant change in the composition of Central African forests is likely.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180312150518.htm

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  1. AnonymousMarch 18, 2018 at 5:30 PM

    I was surprised to hear that the elephant population has declined that much since 2001. I know that elephants were endangered due to poaching, but thought in recent years that projects have been done in order to bring their population back up.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 22, 2018 at 6:54 AM

    I agree with Sammy. I thought that the elephants were being protected and helped in order to increase their size, and to hear that their population has decreased by almost 63% over the last 17 years is shocking.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 26, 2018 at 5:05 AM

    Although, Africa has been doing a lot to try and stop the poaching, but it is not helping. We need a solution because they affect the environment greatly.

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