Scientists kept large herbivores out of a Kenyan savanna for 18 years; after elephants and giraffes returned, tree cover fell to earlier levels
- Image AI generatedFor 18 years, researchers kept large herbivores out of fenced plots in a Kenyan savanna to study what happened to the trees in their absence.
- During that period, tree cover increased rapidly, trees became taller, and tree numbers rose.
- The fences were removed in 2017, allowing elephants, giraffes and other large herbivores to return to the plots.
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- Image AI generatedFor 18 years, researchers kept large herbivores out of fenced plots in a Kenyan savanna to study what happened to the trees in their absence.
- During that period, tree cover increased rapidly, trees became taller, and tree numbers rose.
- The fences were removed in 2017, allowing elephants, giraffes and other large herbivores to return to the plots.
Sources: Times of India