Mapping potential connections between Southern Africa’s elephant populations

Southern Africa spans nearly 7 million km2 and contains approximately 80% of the world’s savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) mostly living in isolated protected areas. Here we ask what are the prospects for improving the connections between these populations? We combine 1.2 million telemetry obs...

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Main Authors: Ryan M. Huang, Rudi J. van Aarde, Stuart L. Pimm, Michael J. Chase, Keith Leggett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9553058/?tool=EBI