Fatal infection caused by a genetically distinct elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus type 5 in a captive Asian elephant in Germany [PDF]
Virology JournalBackground Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) infection is the most common cause for lethal hemorrhagic disease in captive juvenile Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
Azza Abdelgawad +7 more
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Immunostimulation of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) blood cells by parapoxvirus ovis and CpG motif-containing bacterial plasmid DNA upregulates innate immune gene expression [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyThe immune system of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) is poorly studied, compared to that of livestock, rodents or humans. The innate immune response has become a focus of interest in relation to Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs).
Jonathan Haycock +5 more
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Assessing the Psychological Priorities for Optimising Captive Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Welfare [PDF]
Animals, 2019 The welfare status of elephants under human care has been a contentious issue for two decades or more in numerous western countries. Much effort has gone into assessing the welfare of captive elephants at individual and population levels with little ...
Jake Stuart Veasey
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Ecology and EvolutionThe Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), a crucial flagship and umbrella species in forest ecosystems, possesses significant conservation value. However, it has been categorized as endangered due to several factors, including land use change, human ...
Xing Yun +7 more
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Oryx, 2023 Many protected areas worldwide have been established to protect the last natural refuges of flagship animal species. However, long-established protected areas do not always match the current distributions of target species under changing environmental ...
Li-Li Li +7 more
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Future of Thailand's captive elephants: commentary on Baker & Winkler on elephant rewilding [PDF]
, 2020 Removal from natural habitat and commodification as private property compromise elephants’ broader societal value. Although we support Baker & Winkler’s (2020) plea for a new community-based rewilding conservation model focused on mahout culture, we ...
Bates, Lucy +3 more
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Self-recognition in an Asian elephant [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006 Considered an indicator of self-awareness, mirror self-recognition (MSR) has long seemed limited to humans and apes. In both phylogeny and human ontogeny, MSR is thought to correlate with higher forms of empathy and altruistic behavior. Apart from humans and apes, dolphins and elephants are also known for such capacities.
Joshua M, Plotnik +2 more
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Corridor use by Asian elephants [PDF]
Integrative Zoology, 2009 AbstractThere are 18 km of Kunming–Bangkok Highway passing through the Mengyang Nature Reserve of Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province, China. From September 2005 to September 2006 the impact of this highway on movement of wild Asian elephants between the eastern and western part of the nature reserve was studied using track ...
Wenjing, Pan +3 more
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Treatment of Hoof Disease in an Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Using Creative Surgery: A Successful Case Report [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery, 2020 Case Description- Chronic foot disease, which is considered a tremendous clinical challenge, poses a serious threat to the overall health of elephants. We treated an Asian elephant with hoof disease by a creative surgery.
Guanghao Lin +3 more
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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
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