Results 41 to 50 of about 1,796,928 (262)
Report: Sixth meeting of the African Elephant Specialist Group
Pachyderm, 2004 Reviews the sixth meeting of the AfESG,which was attended by 34 of the 48 members, held December 4-8, 2003 at Mokuti Lodge on the edge of Etosha NP in northern Namibia.
Leo Niskanen
doaj +1 more source
Scientific Reports, 2016 We describe the use of handheld X-ray fluorescence, for elephant tusk species identification. Asian (n = 72) and African (n = 85) elephant tusks were scanned and we utilized the species differences in elemental composition to develop a functional model ...
K. Buddhachat +11 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Though elephants are a major cause of savanna tree mortality and threaten vulnerable tree species, managing their impact remains difficult, in part because relatively little is known about how elephant impacts are distributed throughout space.
Joel O. Abraham +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Reconciling apparent conflicts between mitochondrial and nuclear phylogenies in African elephants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Conservation strategies for African elephants would be advanced by resolution of conflicting claims that they comprise one, two, three or four taxonomic groups, and by development of genetic markers that establish more incisively the provenance of ...
Yasuko Ishida +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Pachyderm, 1983 Reviews the background behind the decision to develop the AERSG by combining the African Elephant and Rhino Specialist Groups into one body focused on the conservation of both species.
David Western
doaj +1 more source
The African Elephants' Toe Nails
Journal of East African Natural History, 2017 Toe nails on front and hind feet of 689 culled elephants from three populations, two from Uganda and one from Kenya, were counted. Nineteen combinations were found, recorded as nails present on right front foot/left front foot/right hind foot/left hind foot. In addition, toenails from 33 foetuses are compared with their dams’ toe nail combinations. The
Parker, Ian S.C., Graham, Alistair D.
openaire +2 more sources
Forest elephant surveys in Central Africa
Pachyderm, 1989 Summarizes results from a ground reconnaissance survey intended to extrapolate forest elephant numbers in suitable Central African forest habitats. It is suggested that about 225,000 forest elephant may be present in Central African forests: one third ...
Richard Barnes
doaj +1 more source
Shining NIR light on ivory: A practical enforcement tool for elephant ivory identification
Conservation Science and Practice, 2021 The elephant ivory trade remains controversial because of concerns about the extinction risk of elephants and the different needs of CITES member states.
Apinya Chaitae +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Using species-specific protocols for the welfare assessment of elephants in the Skopje Zoo
Macedonian Veterinary Review, 2022 Providing good animal welfare standards is very important for wild animals in captivity, especially in zoos. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a welfare assessment of elephants in the Skopje Zoo using species-specific protocols.
Ena Dobrikj +3 more
doaj +1 more source
PLoS ONE, 2015 Captive African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants can experience foot pathologies and arthritis. As a preventative measure against these pathologies and to alleviate the potential discomfort due to concrete substrates, some ...
S. Boyle +10 more
semanticscholar +1 more source