As the forest elephant trudges through the dense rainforests of West and Central Africa, it creates a maze of green corridors by grazing and trampling on small trees in its path. The forest elephant causes mayhem amid the rainforest's lush vegetation as it strips bark from saplings, digs for roots in the soil and munches on leaves and berries. But this destruction does more good than harm to the forest: it helps forests to store more carbon in their trees and preserves one of the planet's most vital ecosystems.
the forest elephant trudges through the dense rainforests of West and Central Africa, it creates a maze of green corridors by grazing and trampling on small trees in its path. The forest elephant causes mayhem amid the rainforest's lush vegetation as it strips bark from saplings, digs for roots in the soil and munches on leaves and berries. But this destruction does more good than harm to the forest: it helps forests to store more carbon in their trees and preserves one of the planet's most vital ecosystems.