For decades, ecologists have theorized that the extinction of one important species could set off a chain reaction of losses ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades.

Researchers found elephants help sustain a hidden network of insects, with their loss triggering biodiversity declines across ecosystems.