African Elephant Welfare Research
Developing welfare parameters for African elephants (Loxodonta ...
The study showed significant differences between the selected detailed behaviours, behavioural categories and fGCM concentrations of elephants ...
Integrating a “One Well-being” approach in elephant conservation
We applied our One Well-being framework to evaluate 12 elephant management interventions currently or historically used in South Africa. Examining data from ...
AERU South Africa - African Elephant Research
Through the collection of our data, AERU can develop a type of “welfare index for elephants”, placing emphasis on balancing the welfare needs of the elephants ...
African Elephant Conservation Fund | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
... research and monitoring, to developing and executing ivory action plans and ... African savanna and forest elephants and their habitats across Africa's 37 ...
Developing welfare parameters for African elephants (Loxodonta ...
South Africa has many fenced reserves harbouring small to medium sized populations of African elephant (Loxodonta africana), most of which ...
AERU is the first elephant research unit dedicated to optimizing the welfare of captive elephants in South Africa.
Advocating Greater Protections for African Elephants
AWI expressed strong opposition to the continued import of wild-caught African elephants for display in zoos in the United States. Elephant welfare is ...
Elephant tourism: An analysis and recommendations for public ...
Although public health issues form the focus of this study, animal welfare is or should ... African elephant populations [86]. Many ...
African Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
The presence of African elephants helps to maintain suitable habitats for many other species. In central African forests, up to 30 percent of tree species may ...
46+ years' research on wild African elephants. 60+ publications. Co-creator of The Elephant Ethogram. Former Head, Kenya. Wildlife Service Elephant Programme.
Save the Elephants - Securing a future for elephants and sustaining ...
A groundbreaking study released today reveals the alarming state of African elephant populations over the last 50 years. Both forest and savanna elephant ...
A review of current indicators of welfare in captive elephants ...
To monitor improvements made to elephant welfare in UK zoos, non-invasive, valid and reliable indicators of welfare are needed. Using a rapid ...
Special Issue : Captive Elephant Welfare and Behaviour - MDPI
Within the southern African elephant tourism industry, chaining or tethering elephants is still a relatively routine practice, despite the known negative ...
Elephant Conservation - AZA.org
Zoos have a unique opportunity to advance scientific knowledge of elephants by studying the health, nutrition, welfare, general physiology, behavior, and ...
Can stress and anxiety be assessed in African elephants ...
Elephant welfare is commonly assessed by quantifying faecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGCM) concentrations, and monitoring stereotypic behaviour, which are ...
African Elephant Research Unit | Volunteer Abroad 2024
AERU promotes ethical research and collaborates with researchers from around the world, improving semi-captive elephant welfare through science. The African ...
A comprehensive review of the scientific methods used to assess the ...
Compared with the African elephant, Loxodonta Africana, the Asian elephant ... demeanor description as listed above, study has shown that elephant behavioral ...
Elephants Being Elephants - AZA.org
What's New in Zoo and Aquarium Animal Welfare Research · Annual ... For eight years, Callee learned from Bulwagi, until the African Elephant ...
An Epidemiological Approach to Welfare Research in Zoos
To this end, the Elephant Welfare Initiative (EWI) was a large-scale, epidemiologic study of elephants in North American zoos that ...
Behaviour and Welfare Impacts of Releasing Elephants from ... - MDPI
There are many negative implications of such restrictive management on elephant welfare. In this pilot study, a group of four male semi-captive African ...