African forest elephants may ​face extinction sooner than thought: study

New study finds poaching has helped shrink population by 60% since 2002 – and eventually may be responsible for eradicating one of the largest creatures leftForest-dwelling elephants are likely to face extinction far more quickly than previously assumed because their sluggish reproduction rate cannot keep pace with rampant poaching and habitat loss, a new study has found.The first comprehensive research into forest elephant demographics found that even if poaching was curbed, it will take