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Hippos 'vulnerable' as gaps in data hinder conservation efforts

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A new database of African hippo populations has revealed huge gaps in our knowledge of where the megaherbivores live and thrive, with populations fragmented and reliant on protected areas.

University of Leeds School of Biology Postgraduate Researcher Hannah Lacy has developed a spatial database of distribution and population estimates for common hippos across southern Africa .

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