The social and ecological integration of captive-raised adolescent male African elephants (Loxodonta africana) into a wild population.

BACKGROUND: A rapid rise in the number of captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana) used in the tourism industry in southern Africa and orphaned elephants in human care has led to concerns about their long-term management, particularly males. One solution is to release them into the wild at ado...

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Những tác giả chính: Kate Evans, Randall Moore, Stephen Harris
Định dạng: Bài viết
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Loạt:PLoS ONE
Truy cập trực tuyến:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3577843?pdf=render