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Tuberculosis (TB) in humans is a global public health concern and the discovery of animal cases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection and disease, especially in multi-host settings, also has significant implications for public health, veterinary ...
Michele A. Miller +14 more
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We used pattern recognition software to correct misidentifications in a 15‐year photographic database of the last, vulnerable West African giraffe population in Niger. After revealing substantial methodological errors that had inflated population estimates by nearly 19%, we corrected individual encounter histories and applied capture‐mark‐recapture ...
Mara Vukelić +8 more
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African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Conservation in Tanzania
Increasing human population and development in Africa restricts land and resources for African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and threatens the preservation of the species. Despite the importance of conservation for many governments in Africa, many local
Jacobs, Zoe M
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Social learning in captive adult African elephants (Loxodonta africana africana)
Little is known about the ways in which elephants solve novel foraging problems or how conspecifics may influence problem solving. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that social learning may play an important role in elephant behavioral ecology.
Brian J Greco
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The Distribution and Quality of Elephant Food Plants in Mwea National Reserve‐Kenya
ABSTRACT Understanding how herbivores respond to spatial and temporal resource variability is a central aspect of resource use ecology. This 18‐month study examined how seasonal changes in food plants availability, distribution and nutritional quality influence the foraging behaviour of African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Mwea National ...
Josephat K. Wambua +3 more
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Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) are found only in transboundary habitat shared by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda, and are considered as a common pool resource (CPR). From 1990 to 2022, the social‐ecological system was affected by an increase in the number and value of mountain gorilla groups and the number of actors.
Urmila Basu Mallick +6 more
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Thesis (Masters in Technology: Homoeopathy)-Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2008.A proving of ivory from the male African elephant (Loxodonta africana) 30CH was conducted.
Speckmeier, Claire Tamryn
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We experimentally evaluated the effects of artificial lighting on mammal visitation patterns at waterholes in north‐central Namibia using motion‐activated camera traps across two dry seasons. Lighting had minimal effects on most species, although gemsboks increased use of artificially lit waterholes and lions reduced nocturnal activity at illuminated ...
Jessica R. Patterson +2 more
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Poaching for ivory has led to massive population declines of African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana). To prioritize anti-poaching efforts, elephant poaching hotspot maps were created.
Märtz, Johanna +3 more
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Hyperprolactinemia and ovarian acyclicity in captive African elephant females (Loxodonta africana)
African elephants (Loxodonta africana) face many threats to their long – term survival in range countries. The species is considered “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as “vulnerable” by the International Union for the Conservation of ...
Prado-Oviedo, Natalia Andrea
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