[4/5] If we want to model or quantify the ecological value of #forestElephants accurately, especially in contexts like #rewilding, #carbonOffset markets, or #biodiversityMonitoring, we need to better account for this context-dependency!

🐘 African elephants are in crisis. Over five decades, #ForestElephants declined by 90% and #SavannaElephants by 70%. Hope remains: some savanna elephant populations are recovering. Targeted conservation works. Let’s act now to protect them all.

Read here 👇
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Africa's elephant population declines by 70 per cent over past 50 years: study
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#AfricanElephants #ElephantConservation #WildlifeConservation #SavannahElephants #ForestElephants #ElephantPopulationDecline #Poaching

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Congo Basin’s elephants boost carbon capture, but need salt-licks to survive

Forest elephants’ browsing habits play a vital role in shaping their habitat, allowing large, carbon-dense tree species to thrive.
#Biodiversity

news.mongabay.com/2023/08/cong...

To be honest, a trip to @MuseumHalle wouldn‘t be complete without paying a visit to the 125,000 year-old #ForestElephants 🐘 of #Gröbern!