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Elephants return to conflict-ridden national park Haley Cohen Gilliland © Photograph by Brent Stirton/Getty Images Last summer, a herd of nearly 600 savanna elephants crossed from Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda to Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The migration was thrilling for Virunga’s embattled rangers; the elephant population in the park had dwindled to about 120 in recent years due to poaching and the threat of violence. Savanna elephants have returned en masse to Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It’s a development that has stunned park staff and signaled a turning point in Virunga’s quest for stability in a region beset by violence for decades. In August nearly 600 elephants crossed into Virunga from neighboring Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. More than six months later, they’re still there, suggesting they feel secure in their new home.

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