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Asian elephants involved in conflicts exhibit similar habitat use but travel farther than non-conflict individuals

Global Ecology and Conservation
Rapid development and deforestation in Peninsular Malaysia have degraded and fragmented the tropical forest, impacting the survival of many megafauna species.
Muhammad Iqbal Md Jamaluddin, Kamaruddin Zainul Abidin, Shukor Md Nor, Aisah Shukor, Ahmad Ikhwan Zainudddin, Rahmah Illias, Mohammad Saiful Mansor   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

In pursuit of just elephant management: Making a case for legal reform

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract Elephant management in South Africa remains entangled in legal, ethical, and ecological complexity. Despite the adoption of the 2008 Norms and Standards for Elephant Management and the 2016 Norms and Standards for the Management of Damage‐Causing Animals in South Africa, governance and management challenges persist across fenced reserves, open
Sam M. Ferreira, Li Tanneback, Reece C. Alberts, Andrew C. Blackmore   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a sensor system to tame the human elephant conflict

, 2015
The human elephant conflict in Sri Lanka has been a cause of major concern over the past decade. Frequent clashes between wild elephants and villagers have resulted in severe damage to property, as well as loss of lives for both humans and elephants ...
Tennakoon, Eranda, Lokuge, Yasith,, Chamath Keppitiyagama, Voigt, Thiemo, Eranda Tennakoon, Keppitiyagama, Chamath, Elvitigala, Charitha, Hewage, Kasun,, Hewage, Kasun, Elvitigala, Charitha,, Venkat Iyer, Iyer, Venkatraman,, Charitha Elvitigala, Thiemo Voigt, Iyer, Venkat,, Yasith Lokuge, Tennakoon, Eranda,, De Zoysa, Kasun, Ayyoob Hamza, Kasun De Zoysa, Kasun Hewage, Hamza, Ayyoob, Lokuge, Yasith, Keppitiyagama, Chamath,, Hamza, Ayyoob,, Voigt, Thiemo,, De Zoysa, Kasun,, Iyer, Venkatraman   +27 more
core   +1 more source

Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Physical trampling is a ubiquitous activity of walking vertebrates, but is poorly understood as a mechanism impacting biogeochemical cycling in soil. Lack of detailed knowledge of soil abiotic–biotic interactions underlying trampling effects, and the primary sources of ...
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wild large herbivores promote plant diversity and functional redundancy by reducing dominance

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Large herbivores can strongly shape plant communities, yet studies report contrasting effects on species richness, and how they affect plant functional diversity remains largely unknown.
Jonas Trepel, Elizabeth le Roux, Camille Magneville, Anika Oosthuizen, Debbie du Preez, Savannah Reichert, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Robert Buitenwerf   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reviews how ground‐dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context‐dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropical forests, highlighting critical gaps in understanding nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning.
Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro, Mateus Melo‐Dias, Beatriz Maria Paccas Saraiva, Nacho Villar, Mauro Galetti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting properties of predation and scavenging networks governed by megaherbivores in an African savannah

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
For the first time, predation and scavenging networks are directly compared within a single ecosystem. Using an 8‐year dataset of African mammals, including megaherbivores, this study reveals distinct structural rules and body mass constraints, providing a scalable framework for studying consumer–resource dynamics and ecosystem function.
Solange Alexandra Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Femke Broekhuis, Frank van Langevelde, Niels Mogensen, Marcos Moleón   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Project orange elephant is a conflict specific holistic approach to mitigating human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka. [PDF]

Commun Biol, 2020
Dharmarathne C, Fernando C, Weerasinghe C, Corea R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Elephant space use and habitat selection change across drought timescales

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Drought threatens wildlife worldwide, but little is known about wildlife behaviour during drought. This study combines 19 years of elephant GPS data with drought conditions at three timescales. Key findings include that elephants (i) move less during drought at a 1‐month timescale and (ii) change habitat selection across drought timescales.
Irene Bouwman, Tom Claassen, Michael J. Chase, Kelly Landen, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Marlee A. Tucker   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human hunters are no substitute for vanishing apex predators

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Our study reveals that human hunters fail to replicate the collective and individual ecological functions of natural apex predators in sustaining biodiversity and promoting stable spatial patterns. These insights are vital for rethinking predator conservation and wildlife management in human‐dominated landscapes.
Ying Geng, Christos Mammides, Ru‐Chuan He, Lin Wang, Kang Luo, Zhong‐Yuan Zhang, Bo Wang, Rui‐Chang Quan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source