Friday, October 22, 2021

"Tuskless Elephants Escape Poachers, but May Evolve New Problems"

"Tuskless Elephants Escape Poachers, but May Evolve New Problems - Even if poaching stopped tomorrow, tusklessness would keep indirectly killing males, and it could take a long time for the frequency of this trait to drop to normal levels...Although evolving to be tuskless might spare some surviving elephants from poachers, there will likely be long-term consequences for the population.."