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A new study reveals the major players and routes involved.
African elephants stay in touch over large distances. We found out how.
Crop raiding is happening more often in the Masai Mara, in different places and at different times of the year.
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Is Botswana allowing the hunting of elephants a good or a bad thing? Two academics weigh in.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has made two big decisions related to the conservation of the African elephant.
In Gabon’s Lopé National Park, between 1986 and 2018, there’s been a massive collapse in tree fruiting events.
Happy has lived alone in captivity for 14 years, but a New York appeals court recently denied a legal effort to rehome her.
Scientists have worked out a new way to scan beneath the ground for footprints – and it’s revealing traces of an ancient world.
Wildlife tourism is a million dollar industry, but do we know enough about how wildlife feel about tourists in their habitat?
There is a significant elephant-poaching problem in northern Botswana that has likely been going on for over a year.
Botswana has been an unparalleled elephant conservation success story. That seems to be changing.
Translocations have become more frequent in Africa. Elephants are the biggest animals to be moved.
If the allegations are true Zimbabwe intends to prosecute Grace Mugabe for ivory and rhino horn smuggling.
Africa’s famous animal migrations are increasingly blocked by fences, erected by farmers to keep their livestock safe from disease. But a new approach aims to deliver healthy beef and healthy wildlife.
The EU and UK are fuelling the illegal trade through their continuing sale of legal ivory items.
Elephants feeding on crops poses a challenge to their coexistence with humans. Farmers must introduce strategies to reduce losses and avoid lethal action against the endangered species.
Elephants, livestock and grass all play an important role in ensuring the survival of the Hirola - the world’s rarest antelope.
Africa prioritises and makes more of an effort for large mammal conservation than any other region in the world.
Foot problems are more rife in elephants living in captivity. The hard ground they walk on often gives them foot trouble. Generally, by the time the problem is picked up, it’s too late.
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg
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Ecologist, Edinburgh Napier University
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Lecturer in Law, Newcastle University
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Stirling
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral fellow, Decision Science, The University of Queensland
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Tutor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation and Applied Resource Economics, University of Kent
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Director, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent
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Senior Lecturer in Biology, The Open University
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Honorary Associate in the Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Portsmouth
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