Park Rangers Research Paper

Park rangers discovered an interesting problem occurring at an African elephant reserve that might shed light on the relationship between absentee fathers and youth violence.

The connection between teen violence and the presence of a father in the family became evident after bull elephants were removed from the main herd and shipped to another park, leaving only the females, babies and adolescents. Park rangers began discovering a great deal of destruction and violence in the park. Trees were torn up and animals violently stomped to death for no apparent reason.

Ultimately, the park rangers realized the violence coincided with the bull elephants’ removal from the herd. After some scrutiny, park rangers determined that rampaging adolescent