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What happened when a herd of Indian elephants migrated to the US

What do elephants do with lantana camara, one of the world’s widespread invasive weeds that have encroached upon more than 40 per cent of India's protected areas? The scientists, who studied the foraging behaviour of elephants, say the animals don’t feed on these weeds and they have nothing to do with it. A group of indigenous artists and conservationists, however, went a step ahead, using the dried invasive weed as a tool to communicate an important message through elephants. They create awareness among people about the importance of conservation and human-animal coexistence by making sculptures of elephants using the dried branches of this weed.
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