The spatial structure of hunter access determines the local abundance of forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis)

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1296-1307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles B. Yackulic ◽  
Samantha Strindberg ◽  
Fiona Maisels ◽  
Stephen Blake
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Loxodonta Africana ◽  
Local Abundance ◽  
Forest Elephants ◽  
Loxodonta Africana Cyclotis

scholarly journals Do topography and fruit presence influence occurrence and intensity of crop-raiding by forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis)?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. e0213971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steeve Ngama ◽  
Jerome Bindelle ◽  
John R. Poulsen ◽  
Jean-Luck Hornick ◽  
Annick Linden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Loxodonta Africana ◽  
Crop Raiding ◽  
Forest Elephants ◽  
Loxodonta Africana Cyclotis

scholarly journals How Bees Deter Elephants: Beehive Trials with Forest Elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) in Gabon

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. e0155690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steeve Ngama ◽  
Lisa Korte ◽  
Jérôme Bindelle ◽  
Cédric Vermeulen ◽  
John R. Poulsen
Keyword(s):  
Loxodonta Africana ◽  
Forest Elephants ◽  
Loxodonta Africana Cyclotis

Physiological indicators of stress in African forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) in relation to petroleum operations in Gabon, Central Africa

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 995-1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Munshi-South ◽  
Landry Tchignoumba ◽  
Janine Brown ◽  
Nicole Abbondanza ◽  
Jésus E. Maldonado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
Loxodonta Africana ◽  
Physiological Indicators ◽  
Forest Elephants ◽  
Loxodonta Africana Cyclotis

scholarly journals Responses to a poached conspecific in wild forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis)

Behaviour ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 157 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 823-833
Author(s):  
Claudia Stephan ◽  
Jess J.D. Bahamboula ◽  
Terry M. Brncic
Keyword(s):  
Animal Species ◽  
Loxodonta Africana ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Dead Body ◽  
Behavioural Responses ◽  
Remote Camera ◽  
Forest Elephants ◽  
Forest Elephant ◽  
Loxodonta Africana Cyclotis ◽  
Context Specific

Abstract The increased attention towards deceased conspecifics in various social animal species is one of the most intriguing conundrums in animal behaviour. The factors that might explain the observed behavioural variation amongst individuals remain nebulous. Here we analyse forest elephants’ (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) responses to a poached adult male conspecific, using remote camera trapping during a period of eight months. After completely avoiding the carcass site for over a week, females and males substantially differed in behavioural responses. Males consistently stayed longer around the remains, showed signs of increased arousal, interacted with the dead body, and twisted trunks with each other. Females, in contrast, were more passively explorative and preferred to visit the site without their dependent offspring. Findings show a previously unknown sexual-dimorphism in forest elephant behaviour towards a poached conspecific and raise the possibility that individuals might be able to infer further context-specific information about the event.

scholarly journals A proposal for a transnational forest network area for elephants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

Oryx ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc P. E. Parren ◽  
Bertken M. de Leede ◽  
Frans Bongers
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Isolated Populations ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Forest Elephants ◽  
Network Area ◽  
Loxodonta Africana Cyclotis

Forest elephants Loxodonta africana cyclotis in Ghana and eastern Côte d'Ivoire live in small isolated populations and number fewer than 1,000 individuals in total. To ensure the long-term survival of these elephants the present forest reserves need to be linked into a network by forest corridors. The potential of such corridors is demonstrated by the active use by elephants in Ghana of forest ‘shelterbelts’, created in the 1930s. Using information from recent surveys of elephants and vegetation status, and from published information, we propose three possible wildlife corridors in the border region between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, establishment of which would lead to a transnational forest network area in the Bia and Bossematié areas. Establishing a forest network for forest elephants would require political will, transnational cooperation among forest and wildlife managers, and participation of the local people.

Frugivory and seed dispersal by Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, in a moist evergreen forest of Thailand

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shumpei Kitamura ◽  
Takakazu Yumoto ◽  
Pilai Poonswad ◽  
Prawat Wohandee
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Asian Elephant ◽  
Elephas Maximus ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Asian Elephants ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Living Species ◽  
Forest Elephants ◽  
Loxodonta Africana Cyclotis ◽  
Historical Range

The Asian elephant Elephas maximus is the only living species of the genus Elephas (Elephantidae) that evolved in Africa c. 5–6 million y ago and migrated into Eurasia (Sukumar 2003). The Asian elephant is one of the few remaining extant megafauna (Owen-Smith 1988) and has disappeared from c. 95% of its historical range (Sukumar 2006). Asian elephants eat fruit when it is available, defecating intact seeds, of which some later germinate in the dung (Lekagul & McNeely 1977, Ridley 1930). However, to date there has been no detailed study of frugivory and seed dispersal by Asian elephants (Corlett 1998). The only common feature of the fruit reported to be eaten by Asian elephants is their relatively large size, but there is no evidence that they are exclusive dispersers of any plant species (Corlett 1998), in contrast to the more frugivorous African forest elephants, Loxodonta africana cyclotis (Babweteera et al. 2007, Chapman et al. 1992, Cochrane 2003, Feer 1995).

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