Elephant population control in African National Parks

Reviews the reasons behind the need to control elephant populations - land use conflict, restricted range etc. Outlines the ways in which the usual culling programmes were and are still carried out and then notes the alternative method of controlling the population in a specific area, translocation...

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Main Author: Roy Bengis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IUCN 1996-12-01
Series:Pachyderm
Online Access:https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/874
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description Reviews the reasons behind the need to control elephant populations - land use conflict, restricted range etc. Outlines the ways in which the usual culling programmes were and are still carried out and then notes the alternative method of controlling the population in a specific area, translocation. This latter method at best can only be considered a short term alternative to a constantly rising population.
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