African Elephants Have Been In Peril for Hundreds of Years – Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs Policy Journal for Clandestine Services
Negative Effects of Ivory Trade and Habitat Destruction on African Elephants The team's findings reflect the toll of the ivory trade and habitat destruction. https://t.co/RcCb90bKV1— Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) December 18, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: West African elephant tusks were analyzed to determine what specific herds the elephants came from. At the time of the harvest of the tusks, reclaimed from the ship wreck from 500 years ago, there was evidence of 17 herds where now there are only 4 herds. If we did not believe that elephants are in great peril, this is proof that e...