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Elephants Living in Fear of Poachers Forage at Night

A new study tracking the movement of the mammals to detect risk of poaching may help save the lives of elephants.
A vet shoots an elephant with a tranquilizer gun from a helicopter outside Amboseli National Park, in Kenya, on November 2, 2016. A new study using elephant-tracking data suggests the mammals' movement behavior can indicate changes in poaching risks and may help save their lives.
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Elephants in East Africa are adapting their behavior to survive the greatest threat to their existence: poachers.

A study published in the peer-reviewed journal this week suggests that elephants are aware of the danger of poaching gangs and have begun moving at night to avoid them.  

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