African Forest elephants persist in Guinea-Bissau but require an emergency conservation plan

African Forest elephants persist in Guinea-Bissau but require an emergency conservation plan

The status of the forest elephant Loxodonta cyclotis in Guinea-Bissau has been in doubt since the last assessment in 2006. In 2020–2022 we carried out field surveys to update the species' status. We found elephant signs within an area of c. 1,000 km2. Microsatellite genotyping of faeces identif...

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Main Authors: Luís Palma, Raquel Godinho, Quebá Quecuta, Tomé Mereck, João Mandeck, Teli Uri Só, Juan Pablo Cancela, Pedro Beja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-01-01
Series:Oryx
Subjects:
Action plan
camera trapping
conservation status
Guinea-Bissau
Loxodonta cyclotis
molecular surveys
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605323000674/type/journal_article

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