George Lohay

Postdoctoral Researcher

Email gml166@psu.edu

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Population genetics of African savanna elephants and Masai giraffes in northern Tanzania; uncovering population connectivity to increase efforts to protect/restore wildlife corridors

Department of Biology
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A new study led by researchers at Penn State reveals that populations of Masai giraffes separated geographically by the Great Rift Valley have not exchanged genetic material in more than a thousand years, and in some cases hundreds of thousands of years, suggesting these giraffes are more endangered than previously thought. Credit: Sonja Metzger. All Rights Reserved.

June 12, 2023

Masai giraffes more endangered than previously thought

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