A team of researchers are using drones and satellite images from space to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia. Using remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS ...
Southern Africa is bucking the trend on the continent in terms of the decline in elephant populations, according to studies. And the reasons have a lot to do with economics.
Across Africa, there are 415,000 elephants, while a century ago there must have been as many as 3-5 million. While the condition all over is despicable, some regions have shown positive increase too.