# A new Oxford-led study published in Nature has revealed that Africa’s ecosystems are operating on less than two-thirds of their original energy, threatening biodiversity and livelihoods. Lead author from Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute, Ty Loft, says wildlife power, the energy driving nutrient cycling and seed dispersal, has dropped since pre-colonial times. Loft warns that the loss of large species like elephants and rhinos has drastically weakened ecosystem functions across the continent. He emphasised that their roles can’t be replaced by smaller species or livestock.
Oxford study warns Africa’s Wildlife has lost a third of its natural power