African elephants Loxodonta africana and human-elephant interactions: implications for conservation. Int. Zoo Yb. 40: 9-19.Lee and Graham, (2006); African elephants Loxodonta africana and human-elephant interac
Despite the overall decline, some populations of forest elephants were rebounding due to successful conservation measures such as those taken by Gabon and Republic of Congo. In Southern Africa's Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, savanna elephant numbers were also stable or growing...
Poaching is contributing to rapid declines in elephant populations across Africa. Following high-profile changes in the political environment, the overall number of illegally killed elephants in Africa seems to be falling, but to evaluate potential conse
In our study, a larger proportion of Mg was observed in male than female samples, which could be related to: (i) male tusks having a higher growth rate and a larger size than female tusks, thus Mg in males may be more widely distributed when compared to that of females; or (ii) ...
Russell Taylor, one of the summit's facilitators, said at the close of the meeting that one of the meeting's resolutions on elephant management is to ensure continuous assessment of elephants' impact and address the human-wildlife conflict through dialogue, information and communication. ...
to become self-sustaining. Acyclicity has been linked to chronically high levels of circulating prolactin (a pituitary disorder called hyperprolactinemia) with an increased probability of developing the longer the elephant is acyclic [14,38]. Additionally, high body mass index (BMI) and high body ...
This region, after the dry, hyperarid period between 40,000–12,000 yBP, experienced a moist period during which the fauna included, among other species, the African elephant, white rhinoceros, a zebra, warthog, giraffe, blue wildebeest, hartebeest, eland, roan antelope, and a species of ...
The KAZA Elephant Survey in 2022 estimated a population of 227,900 elephants in the TFCA, with nearly 90% concentrated in Botswana and Zimbabwe (58% and 29%, respectively)5. Based on surveys conducted in 2014–2015, these two countries have the highest densities of elephants compared to all...
Elephant social behaviour suggests that individuals use odour to monitor the sex, reproductive status, location, health, identity and social status of conspecifics. To date, it is not clear what fixed or variable information is contained in African elephant secretions, and whether odour encodes ...
African Elephant Latin Name:Loxodonta africana Habitat:Rainforest, scrub forests, savanna, grassland, desert, wetlands Size:Height: 8.2 to 13 feet; Weight: 2.5 to 7 tons Diet:Roots, grasses, bark, fruit Current Population:415,000 African Elephantsare the largest land animals on Earth. They’re...