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Taking the Elephants' Perspective: Remembering Elephant Behavior, Cognition and Ecology in Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018
Conflict between humans and wildlife is an increasing problem worldwide due to human population growth and habitat fragmentation, with growing interest amongst scientists and conservationists in developing novel solutions toward sustainable coexistence ...
Hannah S. Mumby   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial and Temporal Habitat Use of an Asian Elephant in Sumatra [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Increasingly, habitat fragmentation caused by agricultural and human development has forced Sumatran elephants into relatively small areas, but there is little information on how elephants use these areas and thus, how habitats can be managed to sustain ...
Fuller, Todd K.   +3 more
core   +6 more sources

Patch - Occupancy Survey of Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Surrounding Livingstone, Zambia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Wild elephants represent the biggest human–wildlife conflict issue in Livingstone, Zambia. However, little is known about their movements. This survey investigated elephants’ habitat use outside a core protected and fenced zone that forms part of Mosi-oa-
African Lion & Environmental Research Trust (ALERT)   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

Assessing tolerance for wildlife: human-elephant conflict in Chimanimani, Mozambique [PDF]

open access: yesHuman Dimensions of Wildlife, 2020
Human–elephant conflict (HEC) is a common problem for rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent studies have shown that willingness to tolerate wildlife is largely a function of perceived ris...
Macandza, Valério   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Poverty, Poaching and Trafficking: What are the links? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A rapid review of academic and grey literature revealed that the links between poverty, poaching and trafficking are under-researched and poorly understood.
Duffy, Rosaleen, St. John, Freya
core   +1 more source

DEVELOPMENTAL HUMAN INTERFACE DUE TO TRAIN COLLISION OF ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) IN WESTERN CIRCLE FOREST DIVISION, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironment & Ecosystem Science, 2019
Relation between elephant and man in India is ancient; no other animal had such a close association with the human. Pre mature elephant deaths by train collision, electrocution and drowning were common nowadays and painful disturbances in elephant ...
Vimalraj Padayatchiar Govindan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Humans and Elephants Coexist? A Review of the Conflict on Sumatra Island, Indonesia

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
The high rate of deforestation and fragmentation of elephant habitat on Sumatra Island has triggered human-elephant conflict (HEC) in Sumatra Island, Indonesia. This conflict brings negative impacts on humans and elephants.
Wanda Kuswanda   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining attention given to threats to elephant conservation on social media

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2022
Although social media is growing rapidly as a news source, including for disseminating conservation information, studies comparing attention given to differing threats to species on social media are almost non‐existent.
Niall L. Hammond   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Socio-Ecological Approach to Understanding How Land Use Challenges Human-Elephant Coexistence in Northern Tanzania

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
A globally rapid land use/land cover change (LULC) in human-transformed landscapes alters the interface of human-wildlife interactions due to shifting socio-ecological and environmental pressures.
John Erasto Sanare   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Usage of Specialized Fence-Gaps in a Black Rhinoceros Conservancy in Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

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