By Isla Duporge, Olga Isupova, Steven Reece, David W. Macdonald, Tiejun Wang ABSTRACT: Satellites allow large-scale surveys to be conducted in short time periods with repeat surveys possible <24hrs. Very high-resolution satellite imagery has been successfully used...
By George G. LohayThomas Casey WeathersAnna B. EstesBarbara C. McGrathDouglas R. Cavener Abstract Increasing human population growth, exurban development, and associated habitat fragmentation is accelerating the isolation of many natural areas and wildlife populations...
By Jean-Louis Kouakou ,Sery Gonedelé Bi ,Eloi Anderson Bitty ,Célestin Kouakou ,Alphonse Kouassi Yao ,Kouadio Bénoîtype Kassé ,Soulemane Ouattara - Plos One Abstract In pre-colonial and colonial times Côte d’Ivoire probably hosted one of the largest elephant...
By Allen, C.R.B., Brent, L.J.N., Motsentwa, T. et al. Importance of old bulls: leaders and followers in collective movements of all-male groups in African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana). Sci Rep 10, 13996 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70682-y In...
By Melissa J. RemisCarolyn A. Jost Robinson - American Anthropologist Abstract: Popular and scholarly accounts lament the demise of African forest elephants ( Loxodonta cyclotis ) and the loss of biodiversity across the Congo Basin, but there has been less...
By Tempe S. F. Adams, Isaiah Mwezi and Neil R. Jordan Abstract Managing interactions between humans and wild elephants is a complex problem that is increasing as a result of agricultural and urban expansion into and alongside protected areas. Mitigating negative...
By Scott Schlossberg, Michael J. Chase, Kathleen S. Gobush, Samuel K. Wasser & Keith Lindsay - Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 10166 (2020 Abstract The most comprehensive data on poaching of African elephants comes from the Monitoring the Illegal...
By Anna Nordseth, Duke University - Phys.Org Imagine for a moment that you're 6,000 pounds, living in one of the wildest places on Earth, with no schedule, nowhere to be. How do you decide where to spend your time? Where to go next? Do you move where food is most...
By Dr Adam Cruise - Stellenbosch University Abstract Given that one-million species are currently threatened with extinction and that humans are undermining the entire natural infrastructure on which our modern world depends (IPBES, 2019), this dissertation will show...
ByNguyen Quy, VN Express An index created by international animal welfare charity World Animal Protection ranks 50 countries and territories around the world from A (being the best) to G based on their animal welfare policies and legislation. It considers 10...