Human-elephant conflict: What it is and why it’s a major threat
Jul 20, 2023 · Elephants are mega-herbivores that eat up to 150 kilograms of forage and drink up to 190 litres of water a day. They must navigate across large areas to find enough food and …
Human - Elephant Conflict | WWF
Over the last 100 years, African elephant populations have declined from 3-5 million to 470,000-690,000 and Asian elephant populations have declined from 100,000 to between 35,000 and 50,000. Habitat loss and conflict with people are among the …
Inside the Effort to Prevent Conflict Between Humans and …
Sep 11, 2023 · With so many armed men and their cattle in the reserve, the elephants have likely fled to face an uncertain future in the human-dominated landscapes that lie beyond. The issue is indicative of...
Human-elephant conflict: How to live alongside the largest living …
Human-elephant conflict came to a head in 1919 when the last surviving herd of African elephants living on the southernmost fringe of the African continent were slaughtered. These confrontations are only expected to increase over time as humans …
The Complicated History of the Human and Elephant Relationship
Dec 4, 2018 · While the cartoons Babar, Horton and Dumbo, are childlike, playful and fun, global human-elephant relations are serious fare. African elephants face a poaching crisis.
Of Humans and Elephants - International Society of Ethnobiology
Dec 18, 2012 · Friendly and compliant as they may sometimes be, they always remain wild, and an adult elephant can kill a human easily. We take them captive, but we are ultimately in their care in any working relationship.
Human-elephant conflict is on the rise in Thailand - CBS News
Dec 9, 2024 · Thailand's most revered animal — the wild Asian elephant — has now become one of the country's biggest problems. Decades of deforestation and overdevelopment of natural habitat is pushing wild...
Taking the Elephants' Perspective: Remembering Elephant …
Aug 19, 2018 · Human–elephant conflict (HEC) is a term used to describe the variety of negative, physical interactions between humans and elephants. Perceptions and fear associated with the conflict also go far beyond the direct interactions and make mitigation a challenge.
Human-Wildlife Conflict: Understanding the Impact on Elephants …
Mar 2, 2024 · By the 2020s, the numbers soared: Over 500 humans are killed in encounters with elephants annually, while over 100 elephants die due to human related activities, which include poaching for...
Current and Future Approaches to Mitigate Conflict between …
Conflict between humans and Asian elephants is a major conservation issue. Here we discuss common tools used to manage human-elephant conflict (HEC) in Asia and the potential of animal-borne satellite-linked shock collars or Aversive Geofencing …