© Jane Wynyard
Conflict between humans and elephants is a notoriously complex problem requiring a detailed understanding of the underlying patterns and processes in order to develop effective solutions.
Abstract Network (graph) theory is a popular analytical framework to characterize the structure and dynamics among discrete objects and is particularly effective at identifying critical hubs and patterns of connectivity.
Repeated use of the same areas may benefit animals as they exploit familiar sites, leading to consistent home ranges over time that can span generations.
Poaching has escalated in recent years and is becoming the greatest immediate threat to elephants' survival.
The new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) linking Mombasa to Nairobi became officially operational in June 2017. It is a flagship project for Kenya under Kenya’s blue print Vision 2030, whose goal is to transform Kenya into a middle-income industrialized econo
Increasing habitat fragmentation and human population growth in Africa has resulted in an escalation in human–elephant conflict between small-scale farmers and free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta Africana).
Iain Douglas-Hamilton remembers a man who fought long and hard to advance the conservation cause in Africa – and around the world. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands died of cancer on 1 December 2004 at the age of 93.
Monitoring anthropogenic impacts on wildlife can be challenging, particularly when human activities affecting wildlife are cryptic.
Carbon-14 measurements on 231 elephant ivory specimens from 14 large ivory seizures (?0.5 ton) made between 2002 and 2014 show that most ivory (ca. 90%) was derived from animals that had died less than 3 y before ivory was confiscated.
