A recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found that there is a stark correlation between lower elephant populations and less trees. Elephants are regarded as the architects of their environments for their ability to influence the local vegetation. In fact is has been said that after humans, elephants have the largest ability to influence their natural environments. The findings of the Proceedings study show that the trees that are popularly found in traditional elephant habitats have become reliant on these animals for seed dispersal. onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/when-elephants-go-extinct-they-will-take-the-trees-with-them/
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