Know elephants by ... elephant dung

Cambodian animal conservationists (CPCs) are about to send about 520 . elephant dung samples to Australia for Melbourne to analyze DNA to see how many elephants are currently living in CPC.

According to them, 'DNA from feces can reveal the age, gender and health of each elephant. Using statistical calculations can help estimate the number of elephants'.

From January this year, CPC researchers collected stool samples at various locations in the Cardamon mountains, stretching over 10,000 square kilometers southwest of Phnom Penh, where it is believed to have the most elephants living in the CPC. . Maltby in the conservation group has used cameras to scan the forest to estimate the number of elephants, but sometimes it is blurry or only recorded . elephant legs.

An elephant family (Photo: Neystadt.org)

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