By Rajat Ghai - Down to Earth World’s second-biggest rainforest could lose 6-9 % of its carbon capture ability, if the forest elephant goes extinct, says Saint Louis University research. Africa’s iconic elephants are on the brink. But while the ‘African elephant’ usually conjures images of the species found on the savannas of the Continent (Loxodonta africana), it is its smaller cousin found in the world’s second-biggest rainforest that holds the keys to global carbon sequestration. That would go awry if the species bows out, according to new research. The African forest...
Save Africa’s forest elephants if you want the Congo rainforest to continue capturing carbon: Study
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