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“They are part of the planet’s natural heritage. If you’d never seen an elephant, and encountered one, you’d think it was absolutely amazing, like a dinosaur. They are a window into our past. But they also have a humbling effect on humans; they make us realise that perhaps we are not the masters of the universe.”



Gentle giants: on the frontline of the battle to save Africa's elephants
Across Africa, elephant poaching is still happening on an industrial scale. Though elephant killing is down in Kenya and conservationists are hopeful, the battle to save…
THEGUARDIAN.COM|DE HARRIET SHERWOOD