Morgan the elephant's Somalian saga gets researchers all excited

The bull crosses into the war-torn country in search of a mate - and survives

Published Fri, Mar 18, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    Nairobi, Kenya

    ELEPHANT researchers in Kenya were excited recently by some rare good news: An elephant had crossed into Somalia - and survived.

    Somalia, one of the world's most war-torn nations, used to be home to thousands of elephants, but they were wiped out during the 80s and 90s as the country descended into chaos.