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How African elephants’ amazing sense of smell could save lives

How African elephants’ amazing sense of smell could save lives

For 27 years Angola was gripped by civil war. Half a million human lives were lost and wildlife, too, was decimated to sustain troops. Rhino and elephants became valuable targets – rhino horn and ivory served as currency for arms among rebel forces. During the conflict elephant populations fled across the border into Botswana, Zambia…