Hundreds of forest elephants gather at the beach to feed. They are shy animals, and their displays of strength can be playful or a sign of distress. - [Narrator] In the late afternoon, the beach fills ...
The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. They live in Africa’s largest forest, extending over the continent’s west and central regions. Large populations ...
In 2017, when Vincent Deblauwe joined the Cameroon-based Congo Basin Institute (CBI) to study African ebony (Diospyros crassiflora) — economically valuable pitch-black, dense wood — the Indigenous ...
Markets in the Central African Republic offer all the jungle's delicacies, including monkey, chimpanzee, antelope and, if you have the cash, even elephant. Hunters kill the elephants and cut off the ...
The dietary habits of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) promote the survival of large, high wood density trees better at storing carbon. New research finds that forest-dwelling elephants ...
For centuries, elephants have been called forest gardeners for good reasons. “When an elephant moves through trees and bushes, it pushes them aside,” says Dr Thomas Breuer from WWF Germany. “This ...
View post: Delta Announces Cancellation of Hundreds of Flights Across 7 States An African forest elephant — nicknamed the “ghost elephant” due to its incredibly infrequent sightings — was spotted in ...
With Okorie Uguruokorieuguru@gmail.com Omo Forest Reserve in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State is an old, pristine forest and serves as home to different flora and fauna. Its reputation ...
Millions of years ago, countless massive plant-eating creatures known as megaherbivores roamed the planet’s rainforests during the Pleistocene era. “These results help reinforce our understanding that ...
Odisha forest officials are winning praise online for a clever rescue mission involving an elephant stuck in a 30-foot well. By applying Archimedes' Principle, the Keonjhar team used water to float ...