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list three environmental benefits of elephant conservation
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three environmental benefits of elephant conservation include: 
1. reduced poaching and trafficking of ivory, which helps protect ecosystems and biodiversity.
2. reduced soil erosion due to their large body sizes, allowing them to limit the spread of deserts.
3. limited destruction of vegetation by elephants, which can help preserve habitats of other species.
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