Orphaned elephants forced to forge new bonds decades after ivory ban

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 11:21 in Biology & Nature

An African elephant never forgets - especially when it comes to the loss of its kin, according to researchers at the University of Washington. Their findings, published online in the journal, Molecular Ecology, reveal that the negative effects of poaching persist for decades after the killing has ended.

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