Climate change threatens older elephants most, jeopardizing African elephants’ future

Climate change threatens older elephants most, jeopardizing African elephants’ future

A collaborative team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which runs the world’s largest field conservation program, has conducted first-of-its kind research into how global climate change affects African elephants. The work, published recently in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation,shows that older elephants will have markedly decreased chances … Read more