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How Elephants Help Preserve The Rain Forests
Monday, May 11, 2015 16:12
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Source: BBC via Newsfor Today
The tropical forests of Congo help create downpours many miles away. What’s a key element in this forest flourishing? The elephant.
One of the biggest tropical forests in the world is in Congo. Its huge size and incredible biodiversity is partly thanks to an unlikely ally – the elephant.
In this film, The Nature Conservancy’s lead scientist Dr M Sanjayan, Dr Valerie Kapos of the UN Environment Programme, and tropical field biologist and conservationist Dr Ian Redmond reveal the crucial role that elephants play in keeping these forests strong and resilient, and how elephants are the most important player when it comes to the diversity of tree species in the rainforest.
Source: http://www.earth-heal.com/videos/viewvideo/4997/how-elephants-help-preserve-the-rain-forests.html
