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The African savanna ecosystem is a very large grassy plain with very warm temperatures and the highest rainfall in the summer. The African savanna is characterized by its empty plains and large dispersed trees.

Text source- National geographic

Image source- Savanna settlements

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Elephants are the keystone species of the African savanna, during droughts they dig into the ground in search of water, which in turn assist other animals in finding water sources. As well as find water they assist in maintaining the diverse plantlife of the savanna.

Text source- The African Savanna

Imagine source- Global Fight Tanzania elephants

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tens of thousands of elephants in the African savanna are being hunted and poached for their tusks, china consuming the majority of their products, such as jewelry and types of tools.

Text source- Still Poached for Ivory?

Image source- Elephant Poaching

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according to an article on the diversity of the savanna ecosystem, "The savanna biome is able to sustain vast amounts of living species. The topography of the area causes animal speciation to be very diverse."

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The savanna biome is able to sustain vast amounts of living species. The topography of the area causes animal speciation to be very diverse.

The savannas we are most familiar with are the East African savannas covered with acacia trees. The Serengeti Plains of Tanzania are some of the most well-known. Here animals like lions, zebras, elephants, and giraffes and many types of animals with hooves graze and hunt. Many large herbivores can survive here because they can move around and eat the plentiful grasses. There are also lots of carnivores who eat them in turn.

The primary threats to the savanna biome are humans (for example, poachers are killing elephants for their ivory tusks and hunting animals to the brink of extinction) and global climate change.

On average, the annual primary productivity of savannas is 3000kcal per square meter. This is higher than most other bioms because of the high number of herbivores that transfer nutrients from the grasses to animals. The Serengeti has especially high productivity as a savanna because of the sheer number of animals that migrate through the area every year.

These are areas with a large number of plant and animal species which are under threat from humans. In the African savanna there are three major biodiversity hotspots: the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot, the Eastern Afromontane and the Horn of Africa.

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The savanna biome is able to sustain vast amounts of living species. The topography of the area causes animal speciation to be very diverse. The savannas we are most familiar with are the East African savannas covered with acacia trees. The Serengeti Plains of Tanzania are some of the most well-known.

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Data showing at least one other species affected by this decline

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Data showing at least one other species affected by this decline

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Tadpoles and other microorganisms reside in the footprints filled with water that the elephants leave behind when walking. The large bodies also part the grass for other species to get through.

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Proposed solution/action to "bring back" the keystone species population

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Proposed solution/action to "bring back" the keystone species population

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"Community and government rangers and game guards help protect endangered species like elephants and WWF helps train and equip them. In the Kalanga Zambezi Tran frontier Conservation Area (KAZA), the world's largest terrestrial conservation landscape, which harbors more than half of Africa's elephants, WWF aims to secure a future for these animals and other wildlife by supporting the work of the KAZA Secretariat".

Text source- https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant

Image source- https://social.shorthand.com/becbq/3gnJG5p0h6/wildlife-elephants-protection