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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Human-elephant conflict"”.
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The costs of human elephant conflict: understanding local perceptions, vulnerabilities and impacts associated with human elephant conflict in Subulussalam, Aceh, Sumatra.
Human elephant conflict (HEC) poses a major threat to elephant conservation. As they lose their forest habitat, elephants are increasingly encountering humans and raiding farmland. Such events can be catastrophic for both local people and elephants, occasionally leading to fatalities. The …
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Coping with Human-Elephant Conflict in Laikipia District, Kenya
… with livestock and destroying crops. In Kenya, elephants (Loxodonta africana) pose a real threat to subsistence farmers at the interface between the elephant’s range and agricultural land. Conservation and land use strategies and policies in Kenya do not take into account the needs of the rural …
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The Elephant in The Room: Human-Elephant Conflict in Central District, Botswana
Human-Elephant Conflict is a topic of conservation and socio-economic concern in light of its impacts on elephants and humans alike. The phenomenon has been occurring since the 19th century in Asia and Africa. Land use changes and human expansion into previous wildlife strongholds has exacerbated …
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Spatial Distribution of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) and Characterization of Crop-Raiding Elephants in Kasigau Region, Kenya
<p>Human-elephant conflict (HEC) is complex and a serious elephant conservation concern across Africa and Asia where elephants are found. HEC occurs whenever people and elephants share common interests. For HEC to be ameliorated and elephant conservation to be successful locally and regionally, the …
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Are Elephants Flagships or Battleships? Understanding Impacts of Human-Elephant Conflict on Human Wellbeing in Trans Mara District, Kenya
This thesis examines the impacts of human-elephant conflict on human wellbeing and the implications for elephant conservation and management in Trans Mara District, Kenya. The District comprises communal lands bordering the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya. Trans Mara …
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An Assessment of Perceived Crop Damage in a Tanzanian Village Impacted by Human-Elephant Conflict and an Investigation of Deterrent Properties of African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Exudates Using Bioassays
Human-elephant conflict (HEC) is on the rise in East Africa as habitat that was formerly occupied by elephants and other wildlife is being converted to farmland. African elephants (Loxodonta africana) will raid agricultural fields to feed on crops, and many agriculturalists attribute the majority …
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Local ecological knowledge on the population dynamics of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Highlands of Northwest Namibia
There is a small population of elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the mountainous, remote area of northwest Namibia that is locally referred to as the Northern Highlands. The objective of this Research Project was to build a knowledge base on the population, behaviour and movements of elephants in …
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Elephant space use in relation to ephemeral surface water availability in the eastern Okavango Panhandle, Botswana
The movement and distribution of elephants can be influenced by environmental factors over time (Foley, 2002). Examining how features in the landscape such as vegetation productivity, water sources and anthropogenic activities drive the movement of elephants can help in understanding patterns of …
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Habituation to Auditory Stimuli by Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana)
<p>Elephants are cognitive species that exhibit many types of learning. Associative, social, and insight learning have been investigated with elephants, but one of the simplest forms, habituation, has not. As an individual learns that a stimulus is neither harmful nor beneficial, it will decrease …