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Pachyderm, 2001 In recent years meat has been the premis behind poaching in Garamba NP. Patrol records suggest 70-80% of the poachers are Sudanese, often SPLA deserters, and the rest are Congolese.
Smith, Hillman
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Pathology in elephant dentition—two addenda
Pachyderm, 2021 Parker (2017)* described a pathological condition of molar/alveola abscesses in elephants (Loxodonta africana). Instances cited were 84 in Uganda—all in Murchison Falls National Park (NP)—four single cases from different elephant groups in Kenya and one
Ian SC Parker
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Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1984 First described in 1869, this rather unusual insect has been found to be a common ectoparasite on the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), and has been collected in low numbers from the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) in nearly all of sub-saharan ...
L.E.O Braack
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Elephants of the Dzanga-Sangha dense forest of south-western Central African Republic
Pachyderm, 1988 The Dzanga-Sangha Forest Reserve contains the highest known population density of elephants remaining in the dense forest zone of Africa. Both Loxodonta africana africana and L.a. cyclotis as well as an intergrade between the two exist in the area.
Richard Carroll
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Unilateral phacoemulsification in a captive African elephant (Loxodonta africana) [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2019 Background: The following case reports describes the clinical presentation, surgical protocol, post-operative care and long-term follow up of an African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) presenting with a unilateral cataract.
Katherine E.L. Manchip +3 more
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Preliminary survey of forest elephant crossings in Sangha Trinational Park, central Africa
Pachyderm, 2007 Wildlife corridors between protected areas play a critical role in maintaining genetic flow between increasingly isolated populations of many species. The importance of wildlife corridors for African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) has been well ...
Karen Weinbaum +3 more
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African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) as an example of a herbivore making movement choices based on nutritional needs [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background The increasing human population and global intensification of agriculture have had a major impact on the world’s natural ecosystems and caused devastating effects on populations of mega-herbivores such as the African savanna elephants, through
Fiona Sach +4 more
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Elephants and riparian woodland changes in the Linyanti region, northern Botswana
Pachyderm, 2010 The decline of woodlands as a result of elephant disturbance is of much concern for biodiversity conservation in Africa. Northern Botswana supports the largest elephant (Loxodonta africana) population and highest local density levels near rivers during ...
Gabriella Teren, Norman Owen-Smith
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Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogeny of Pleistocene mammoth Mammuthus primigenius. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2006 Phylogenetic relationships between the extinct woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), and the Asian (Elephas maximus) and African savanna (Loxodonta africana) elephants remain unresolved. Here, we report the sequence of the complete mitochondrial genome
Evgeny I Rogaev +6 more
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, 2011 1. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana French: Eléphant de savane / German: Afrikanischer Savannenelefant / Spanish: Elefante de sabana Taxonomy. Elephas africanus Blumenbach, 1797, Orange River, South Africa. No subspecies are currently delineated, though size, appearance, and ivory vary regionally. Previously, the African Forest (L. cyclotis)
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
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