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Arctic explorer Bernard Buigues contemplates the Jarkov woolly elephant tusks emerging from the frozen landscape in Siberia, 1998. These tusks are about three meters (10ft) and over 45kg (100lbs) each. There is a growing body of evidence that overhunting is the main cause of the extinction of the mammoths. (Francis Latreille / ©The World As It Once Was) — 29 Nov 2021

The World As It Once Was: The Shifting Baseline In Iconic Megafauna

*By Dr George Dian Balan*

*History & Tradition*

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Centuries of trophy and commercial hunting, isolation in captivity and poaching, have caused a baseline shift in the perception of iconic megafauna such as Asian and African elephants, which should actually be benchmarked with their species of 3500...
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Megafauna

The World As It Once Was: The Shifting Baseline In Iconic Megafauna