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Smallholder farms as stepping stone corridors for crop-raiding elephant in northern Tanzania: integration of Bayesian expert system and network simulator. [PDF]

open access: yesAmbio, 2014
Crop-raiding elephants affect local livelihoods, undermining conservation efforts. Yet, crop-raiding patterns are poorly understood, making prediction and protection difficult.
Pittiglio C   +4 more
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The population status and maize crop-raiding activities of Papio anubis and Chlorocebus pygerythrus in the Abala Abaya forest, located in southern Ethiopia

open access: yesDiscover Applied Sciences
Species and subspecies of primates occur in different parts of Ethiopia, and some of them are successful crop raiders. We conducted a study on the population status and maize crop-raiding activities of Anubis baboons (Papio anubis) and Vervet monkeys ...
Senait Samuel, Wondimagegnehu Tekalign
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Using molecular and observational techniques to estimate the number and raiding patterns of crop-raiding elephants [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, 2011
Patrick I. Chiyo   +4 more
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An agent-based model of elephant crop raid dynamics in the Periyar–Agasthyamalai complex, India

open access: yesEcological Modelling
Human-wildlife conflict challenges conservation worldwide, which requires innovative management solutions. We developed a prototype Agent-Based Model (ABM) to simulate interactions between humans and solitary bull Asian elephants in the Periyar-Agasthyamalai complex of the Western Ghats in Kerala, India. The main challenges were the complex behavior of
Anjali Purathekandy   +3 more
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Determinants of locals’ perceptions of elephant crop raiding and support for conservation in two distinct protected areas in Tanzania

open access: yesDiscover Global Society
Globally, human-wildlife interactions represent complex circumstances arising from the intersecting needs of wildlife and humans. The research occurred in eight villages adjacent to Lake Manyara National Park (LMNP) and the Swagaswaga Game Reserve (SGR ...
Franco Peniel Mbise
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Nutritional content explains the attractiveness of cacao to crop raiding Tonkean macaques

open access: yesCurrent Zoology, 2013
Nutritional ecology has been linked to crop raiding behavior in a number of wildlife taxa. Here our goal is to explore the role nutrition plays in cacao crop raiding by Tonkean macaques Macaca tonkeana in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Erin P. RILEY, Barbara TOLBERT, Wartika R. FARIDA
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