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Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans

Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans

by Adam Cruise | Jan 7, 2025 | News

By Patrick Greenfield – The Guardian As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive. From the highest mountains to the depths of the ocean, humanity’s influence has touched every part of planet...
Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans

Hunting is affecting the natural evolution of animals with horns or tusks

by Adam Cruise | Feb 10, 2023 | Commentary

By MIGUEL ÁNGEL CRIADO – El País Many elephants are now born without the emblematic ivory and goat scurs are getting smaller. Hunting, whether legal or illegal, upsets the natural order because hunting animals with large horns or tusks create an artificial...
Ivory poaching has led to evolution of tuskless elephants, study finds

Ivory poaching has led to evolution of tuskless elephants, study finds

by Adam Cruise | Oct 22, 2021 | News

By Robyn Vinter – The Guardian Researchers say findings in Mozambique demonstrate impact of human interference in nature Ivory poaching over decades has led to the evolution of tuskless elephants, researchers have found, proving that humans are “literally...
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