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Elephant-Initiated Interactions with Humans: Individual Differences and Specific Preferences in Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2017
South Africa has seen a recent increase in the number of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) maintained in reserves and parks and managed in free contact, where they may spend a significant amount of time in close proximity to humans.
Zoë T. Rossman, Clare Padfield, Debbie Young, Lynette A. Hart   +3 more
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Habitat conversion intensifies human elephant conflicts in the Eastern Wildlife Corridor, Ghana

Pachyderm, 2022
Ghana was ranged by fairly large herds of elephants up until the 1970s (Douglas-Hamilton 1979). At one time elephants were found throughout the country but, as elsewhere on the continent, elephant habitat contracted during the 20th century.
Joseph Kwasi Binlinla
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Records of Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) feeding on Amphibia, with A new record from the Kruger National Park

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1981
An early record of a sandfly feeding on an amphibian is that of Hewlett (1913, Indian J. med. Res. 1: 34-38) who wrote "I have twice seen a sandfly apparently biting the head of the common toad Bufo melanostictus".
H. H Braack, I. H Davidson, J. A Ledger, D. J Lewis   +3 more
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The influence of socioeconomic factors on the densities of high-value cross-border species, the African elephant [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
Unprecedented poaching levels triggered by demand for ivory in Far East Asia are threatening the persistence of African elephant Loxodonta africana. Southern African countries make an important contribution to elephant conservation and could soon become ...
Sarah-Anne Jeanetta Selier, Rob Slotow, Enrico Di Minin   +2 more
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Elephants Not in the Room: Systematic Review Shows Major Geographic Publication Bias in African Elephant Ecological Research

Diversity, 2023
African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) are a keystone species in African ecosystems. As a result of increasing anthropogenic pressure, elephant populations have declined significantly in the last two centuries. Research on a broad sample of these
Rachael B. Gross, Robert Heinsohn
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Non-lethal elephant population control methods: Summary of the first workshop of the Elephant Specialist Advisory Group of South Africa

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2018
Management interventions are necessary to control elephant numbers within fenced wildlife reserves in South Africa. Use of non-lethal control methods is increasing, but information about their suitability and effects are not widely available.
Marion E. Garaï, Lucy A. Bates, Henk Bertschinger, Audrey Delsink, Yolanda Pretorius, Jeanetta Selier, Heike R. Zitzer   +6 more
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Complex phylogeographic history of central African forest elephants and its implications for taxonomy

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2007
Background Previous phylogenetic analyses of African elephants have included limited numbers of forest elephant samples. A large-scale assessment of mitochondrial DNA diversity in forest elephant populations here reveals a more complex evolutionary ...
Curran Bryan, Nyakaana Silvester, Goossens Benoît, Clifford Stephen L, Johnson Mireille B, White Lee JT, Wickings E Jean, Bruford Michael W   +7 more
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Assessing the impact of climate change on the spatio-temporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease risk for elephants

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Elephants are the largest extant terrestrial animals and are important for maintaining regional ecosystem balance and community diversity. However, poaching, population growth, habitat fragmentation, and viruses are major threats to global elephant ...
Feng Jiang, Pengfei Song, Jingjie Zhang, Zhenyuan Cai, Xiangwen Chi, Hongmei Gao, Wen Qin, Shengqing Li, Tongzuo Zhang   +8 more
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African Elephant Specialist Group report/Rapport du Groupe des Specialistes des Éléphants d'Afrique

Pachyderm, 2004
Reviews recent AfESG activities and programme implementation including: publication (both hardcover and online) of the 2002 edition of the African Elephant Status Report (formerly the African Elephant Database); dissemination of the 'Guidelines for the
Holly Dublin
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African Elephant Specialist Group report/ Rapport du Groupe des Specialistes des Elephants d'Afrique

Pachyderm, 2000
Reviews activities of the AfESG and associated programmes/projects related to elephant management/conservation, including development of the national elephant stategy for Ghana, the anticipation of additional national programmes, and the possibility ...
Holly Dublin
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