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Habitat loss has driven Asian elephants, like these foraging at a garbage dump in Sri Lanka, into human areas. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP via Getty Images

Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two‑thirds since 1700, dividing what remains into ever‑smaller patches

Shermin de Silva, University of California, San Diego

A new study looks back into history to assess human impacts on the range of Asian elephants and finds sharp decline starting several centuries ago.

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