Attitudes towards the Potential Use of Aversive Geofencing Devices to Manage Wild Elephant Movement

Attitudes towards the Potential Use of Aversive Geofencing Devices to Manage Wild Elephant Movement

Aversive geofencing devices (AGDs) or animal-borne satellite-linked shock collars might become a useful tool to mitigate human-elephant conflict (HEC). AGDs have the potential to condition problem elephants to avoid human-dominated landscapes by associating mild electric shocks with preceding audio...

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Main Authors: Surendranie J. Cabral de Mel, Saman Seneweera, Ashoka Dangolla, Devaka K. Weerakoon, Tek Maraseni, Benjamin L. Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
conservation
electric shock collars
<i>Elephas maximus</i>
human-elephant conflict
public opinion
virtual fencing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/16/2657

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