Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Roads Bring Death And Fear To Forest Elephants

ScienceDaily (Nov. 4, 2008) — Why did the elephant cross the road? It didn't according to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Save the Elephants that says endangered forest elephants are avoiding roadways at all costs. The authors of the study believe that these highly intelligent animals now associate roads with danger – in this case poaching, which is rampant in Central Africa's Congo Basin.

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