Elephants

[Spalea]

Beverly Joubert: " Today we celebrate fathers everywhere and the vital role they play in the lives of their families. Although elephant societies are matriarchal, the influence of experienced bulls is essential to a healthy herd. Younger males learn much of their behaviour from their elders, and in situations where mature bulls have been removed by poaching or legal hunting, herds are disrupted and youngsters can become excessively aggressive or fail to mate successfully as a result of a lack of guidance from older males. Without fathers around, elephant society is turned upside down.

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This Father's Day spare a thought for the rangers who sacrifice so much to protect these giants (and other threatened wildlife). Current restrictions on travel have put strain on the livelihoods of many rangers who face a loss of income as funding from tourism dries up. Please consider donating to our #ProjectRanger emergency relief fund – an initiative set up to provide much-needed support to rangers working on the frontlines of conservation. "

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