By Fabien Schultz et al - Scientific Reports Abstract The Mount Elgon region in Kenya is renowned for its rich floral biodiversity, its extensive cave systems containing mineral deposits exploited by the elephants and some of the highest density of both total and...
By Science Blog Machine learning found receiver-specific information in 469 Kenyan elephant rumbles, and 17 wild elephants responded faster to calls originally directed at them. A deep elephant rumble is not an empty tone. Its structure can carry the caller’s...
By Dominique Gonçalves, Robert J. Smith, Helen M. K. O'Neill - The Society for Conservation Biology Abstract Human–wildlife conflict is a major conservation issue, particularly in lower income countries, where it affects marginalized people and leads to the...
By Tempe S. F. Adams, Keith Leggett, Michael J. Chase, Marlee A. Tucker - Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ABSTRACT Human population growth and associated land‐use changes, such as landscape fragmentation and agricultural expansion,...
By Ty Loft et al - Nature Abstract A key challenge for ecological science is to understand how biodiversity loss is changing ecosystem structure and function at scales that are relevant for policy1. Almost all biodiversity metrics are challenging to disaggregate into...
By Steeve Ngama, Jerome Bindelle, Janine L. Brown, John R. Poulsen, Jean-Luc Hornick, Annick Linden, Lisa Korte, Jean-Louis Doucet, Stephen Paris - British Ecological Society Abstract enThis link goes to a English sectionfrThis link goes to a French section Damage to...
By Deblauwe, V. et al - Science Advances Abstract Critically endangered African forest elephants preferentially eat fruits and disperse seeds of carbon-dense trees, including the highly valued and threatened African ebony. The illegal ivory trade has led to severe...
By Alison Hewitt, University of California, Los Angeles When Taylor Guitars acquired an ebony mill in Cameroon to supply wood for their renowned acoustic guitars, owner Bob Taylor wanted to give back by planting new trees, even knowing they could take 60–200 years to...
By Biological Conservation (World Animal protection) For decades, South Africa has stood at the center of a global debate over trophy hunting. At the heart of this controversy lies Kruger National Park, a world-renowned wildlife sanctuary and tourism magnet. While...
By Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan and Bola Oboh - The Conversation Nigeria is one of 37 African countries where elephants are found in the wild. Savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) can be found in the north and forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in the...