Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Rare Forest Elephants of South Sudan

It seems that Forest Elephants who are critically endangered in much of Central Africa are thriving in South Sudan -- The Youngest Country in the World.

The World’s Youngest Country is now home to Africa’s Smallest and most Endangered elephants.

Wild Forest Elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) have been scientifically documented for the first time in South Sudan, researchers from Bucknell University and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) announced elatedly.

The researchers spotted the critically endangered pachyderms, which are smaller than their more famous savannah cousins, using camera traps set up in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State, a region of densely forested hills near the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.

Read the Whole Article Here :

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rare-forest-elephants-seen-first-time-south-sudan-180957526/



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