ArticlePloS one2018
New elephant crisis in Asia-Early warning signs from Myanmar.
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- Attitudes towards the Potential Use of Aversive Geofencing Devices to Manage Wild Elephant Movement.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
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- Landscape characteristics influence ranging behavior of Asian elephants at the human-wildlands interface in Myanmar.Movement ecology · 2022Article
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- Suitable habitat of wild Asian elephant in Western Terai of Nepal.Ecology and evolution · 2020Article
- Commonalities in Management and Husbandry Factors Important for Health and Welfare of Captive Elephants in North America and Thailand.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Review
- Trophic rewilding as a climate change mitigation strategy?Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018Review
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Abstract
In the southern Bago Yoma mountain range in Myanmar, Asian elephants are being killed at a disturbing rate. This emerging crisis was identified initially through a telemetry study when 7 of 19 of collared elephants were poached within a year of being fitted with a satellite-GPS collar. Subsequent follow up of ground teams confirmed the human caused death or disappearance of at least 19 elephants, including the seven collared individuals, within a 35 km2 area in less than two years. The carcasses of 40 additional elephants were found in areas located across south-central Myanmar once systematic surveys began by our team and collaborators. In addition to the extreme rate of loss, this study documents the targeting of elephants for their skin instead of the more common ivory, an increasing trend in Myanmar. Intensive research programs focused on other conservation problems identified this issue and are now encouraging local authorities to prioritize anti-poaching efforts and improve conservation policies within the country. Myanmar represents one of the last remaining countries in Asia with substantial wildlands suitable for elephants. Increasing rates of human-elephant conflict and poaching events in this country pose a dire threat to the global population.
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