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Tusks from ocean bed off Namibia reveal where elephants were killed for ivory five centuries ago New research paper analyses largest ever archaeological cargo of African ivory 18 December 2020 - 07:25 By Tanya Farber All of the elephant tusks found in the wreckage were from African forest elephants, Loxodonta cyclotis. Image: Nicholas Georgiadis
For nearly five centuries, 100 elephant tusks lay undisturbed on the seabed, holding secrets about the trade relations Africa had forged with European and Asian merchants, and the areas in which elephants were being killed for the ivory industry.
Now, a group of scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been able to analyse them to find out exactly where the elephants had roamed before they were killed for their tusks.
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How Produce Farmers are Feeling the Effects of the Pandemic
Share Article MILWAUKEE (PRWEB) December 18, 2020 At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many retail stores experienced shortages of certain fruits and vegetables because of the disruptions to farm labor and workers in processing. With major crop losses in lettuce, apples, and grapes, new research estimates up to $48 million in losses during this time.
In the new article “The Effects of COVID-19 on Fruit and Vegetable Production” William Ridley from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Stephen Devadoss from Texas Tech University explore COVID-19’s effects on fruit and vegetable production in light of the ongoing and widespread proliferation of the pandemic in the farm labor force.