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Elephants and polity in ancient India as exemplified by Kautilya's Arthasastra (Science of Polity) [PDF]

, 2005
After providing some background on the domestication and use of elephants in ancient India, this article concentrates on the role of the elephant in Indian statescraft as outlined in Kautilya’s Arthasastra, reputed to have been written in the fourth ...
Tisdell, Clem
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Two Problems for the Political Inclusion of Animals

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, the field of animal ethics has taken a political turn, with scholars arguing that sentient nonhuman animals should be included in the political sphere. This article explores two key challenges arising from this turn towards the political inclusion of animals: the Conflict Problem and the Numbers Problem.
David Paaske, Angela K. Martin
wiley   +1 more source

Nutrient deficit rather than distance of farming activities from the boundary of protected areas drives crop raids by elephants

Ecology and Society
Human-wildlife conflicts resulting from the raiding of agricultural crops by elephants are among the major challenges affecting the conservation of this flagship species.
Lackson Chama, Stanford Mudenda Siachoono, Darius Phiri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Broaching as an Equitable Approach to Counseling Black Students in Advanced Academic Courses and Programs

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Broaching is a cognitive willingness or directedness to initiate a conversation on a topic that may be difficult or uneasy to discuss with all parties involved. Within the counseling context, broaching refers to the school counselor's or helping professional's effort to initiate or respond to issues related to race, ethnicity, and culture in ...
Erik M. Hines, Donna Y. Ford, Tanya J. Middleton, Dantavious Hicks, James L. Moore III   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging the Rift: demonstrating large mammal landscape connectivity from Amboseli National Park to the greater Maasai Mara

Pachyderm, 2023
Vicki Fishlock, Lydia Tiller, Norah Njiraini, Catherine Sayialel, Phyllis Lee, Cynthia Moss, Joseph Mukeka, Shadrack Ngene, Patrick Omondi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Spatial Econometrics of Elephant Population Change: A Note [PDF]

While previous research found no other variable than corruption to have a negative impact on (the growth rate of) the African countries' elephant populations, we show that one further significant impact is exerted by what one might call neighbourhood ...
Björn Frank, Per Botolf Maurseth
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Elephant cognition [PDF]

Current Biology, 2008
Bates, Lucy A., Poole, Joyce H., Byrne, Richard W.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Occurrence of Crocuta (Carnivora, Hyaenidae) from a potential Middle Pleistocene site at Pirro Nord (Apricena, southern Italy)

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Pirro Nord quarry has yielded evidence of one of the earliest hominin presences in western Europe, accompanied by an extremely rich and diverse collection of vertebrate remains, including amphibians, reptiles, birds, and small and large mammals.
Alessio Iannucci, Dario Stefanelli, Jacopo Conti, Maria Marino, Raffaele Sardella   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

All the King’s Horses, All the King’s Elephants: The Fates of Royal Animals in Nepal’s Post-Monarchy Period [PDF]

, 2018
In May of 2008, Nepal’s 240-year-old monarchy was legally dissolved. In the wake of this dissolution, the new interim government sought to replace royal institutions, procedures, and ceremonies with new, parallel processes.
Barnhart, Shaunna, Mocko, Anne
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Rumen methanogenic archaea and their correlation with enteric methane emission in ruminant animals: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Livestock, especially ruminants, are a major source of global methane emissions, primarily produced by methanogenic archaea during enteric fermentation. We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to account for factors that could influence the relationship between ruminal methanogenic populations and methane emissions, such ...
Arlan Araujo Rodrigues, Igor Machado Ferreira, Fiorella Viquez Umana, Juliana Silva de Oliveira, Hilario C. Mantovani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source