Elephants Blamed For Tree Losses In African Nature Reserve
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 01:50
in Biology & Nature
Nature reserves and national parks play a crucial role in sheltering wildlife, such as African elephants, from hunting and habitat destruction, but they have no problem at all exhausting the wildlife around them. Researchers have examined the effect elephants have on the woody plant life in Kruger National Park, the largest protected area in South Africa, and found that elephants are the preserve's leading causes of fallen trees. read more