Rewilding: conservationists want to let elephants loose in Europe – here’s what could happen
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This story was first published in The Conversation. In the last 10,000 to 60,000 years, humans have almost single-handedly…
This story was first published in The Conversation. In the last 10,000 to 60,000 years, humans have almost single-handedly…
The lack of megaherbivores such as elephants and giraffes in the wild is having a negative impact on vegetation.
– By Harry Wells, Research Ecologist, University of Leeds Large herbivores like elephants used to roam wide swathes of Europe…
Imagine driving through a lush, green landscape in France or Germany and spotting a herd of elephants roaming freely.
Imagine driving through a lush, green landscape in France or Germany and spotting a herd of elephants roaming freely.
When species after species of animal continue to go extinct today, it’s pretty clear who to blame. Humans are ushering in a…
Conservationists are reintroducing large animals to areas they once roamed, providing ecologists with the chance to assess…
Until about 11,000 years ago, mammoths, giant beavers and other massive mammals roamed North America. Many researchers have…
Humans may have had less to do with the demise of mammoths and other giant mammals than previously thought
It is time to weigh up the pros and cons of using genetic engineering to rescue species from extinction, say Michael A. Thomas…