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Usage of Specialized Fence-Gaps in a Black Rhinoceros Conservancy in Kenya [PDF]
, 2016 Fencing is increasingly used in wildlife conservation. Keeping wildlife segregated from local communities, while permitting wildlife access to the greater landscape matrix is a complex task.
Davidson, Zeke +4 more
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Population structure and demography of Myanmar’s conflict elephants
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Despite containing the largest extent of unfragmented landscape in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) range, Myanmar has high levels of human–elephant conflict.
Kris Budd +6 more
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Pachyderm, 2020 Elephant crop raiding causes food losses to subsistence farmers in the eastern Okavango Panhandle in Botswana. This study evaluated the effectiveness of using alternative crops such as groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp), safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) and chilli (Capsicum frutescens) as a strategy to reduce ...
Tiroyaone A Matsika +5 more
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Conservation & Society, 2021 Worldwide, subsistence farmers have expressed concerns about food shortage due to crop raiding by wildlife. We investigated the effects of crop-raiding on homestead food security of subsistence farmers on the edge of the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South ...
Tlou D Raphela, Neville Pillay
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Global Ecology and ConservationElephants often make trade-offs between crop-raiding and risk avoidance in response to land use and land cover change. Here, we investigated seasonal and temporal drivers of crop-raiding patterns of Asian elephants surrounding Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife ...
Naparat Suttidate +2 more
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Nature and extent of human-elephant conflict in Bia Conservation Area, Ghana
Pachyderm, 2005 During the 2004 rainy season the nature and extent of human-elephant conflict focused on crop raiding and damage was investigated in and around Bia Conservation Area (comprised of two forest areas Bia NP and Bia Resource Reserve to the south of the ...
Sam, Kofi +3 more
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Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika, 2016 Study on human-elephant conflict was conducted in Aceh Province in August 2013-April 2014 to assess susceptibility of farms by crop raiding elephants. The locations were determined by selected areas impacted by elephant conflict incuding Cot Girek, Mane,
Kaniwa Berliani +3 more
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Population estimate of elephants in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest
Pachyderm, 2000 This 1996 study was undertaken to determine the change in the elephant population in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest since a 1991 survey had estimated 78 to 90 animals occupied the area.
Paul Muoria
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The use of audio playback to deter crop‐raiding Asian elephants [PDF]
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2016 ABSTRACT Human–elephant conflict (HEC) and poaching are the foremost threats to the survival of elephants (African, Loxodonta africana ; Asian, Elephas maximus ) in their natural ...
Wijayagunawardane, MPB +7 more
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On the Origins of Toughness in Corymbia calophylla (Marri Tree) Nuts
Advanced Science, EarlyView.We uncover the natural toughening mechanisms of the marri nut, including fiber pullout, crack deflection, and a viscoelastic matrix, which enable exceptional energy absorption and ductility comparable to Teflon, with an elastic modulus similar to acrylic.
Wegood M. Awad +7 more
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