By University of Oxford A new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as efficiently as possible. Data from over 150 elephants demonstrated that these giants plan their journeys based on energy...
By Nate Scharping - Marquette Today Marquette professors and students are co-leading an international team conducting first-of-its-kind research into the rich array of life made possible each time an elephant dies and its carcass decomposes in the wild. In March 2024,...
By Leocadia Bongben - Mongabay Male elephants have distinct characters, and certain individuals within the society are influential and can have a positive psychological impact on the group, according to new research. The study also showed that adult males are...
By Susan Chacko, Down to Earth A new study has highlighted the potential of separate water points for elephants, located away from villages, to significantly reduce human-elephant interactions in Namibia’s Northern Highlands. Water point upgrades, such as protection...
By Colorado State University, Phys.org Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines in African elephants, but it is challenging to measure their numbers and monitor changes across the entire continent. A new study has analyzed 53 years of population survey...
By University of Oxford A ground-breaking, nine-year study has revealed that elephants approaching small-scale farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences housing live honey bees up to 86% of the time during peak crop seasons, helping to reduce human-elephant conflict for...
By Nicola Davis, The Guardian While humans are split between right-handers and left-handers, elephants have a preference for which side of their trunk they use. Now scientists have discovered it is possible to determine an elephant’s “trunkedness” by looking at its...
By Naidoo et al - Journal of Applied Ecology Abstract Landscape connectivity operates at a variety of scales, depending on the geography of the area in question and the focal species or ecological process under consideration. Most connectivity studies, however, are...
By Lauren Quinn, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Phys.org Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean the far-ranging pachyderms are...
By Frank Krell, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Phys.org How many dung beetles are there in East Africa? That question inspired a research project more than 20 years ago when Frank Krell was a research entomologist with the Natural History Museum London....