ReviewPloS one2022
Mapping potential connections between Southern Africa's elephant populations.
Review in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Persistence Vulnerability of the African Savanna ElephantEcology and evolution · 2026Article
- Centering geospatial data uncertainty and the potential for injustice in pastoralist rangeland conservation prioritization.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026Article
- An expanding human footprint drives escalating human-elephant conflict across a transboundary African landscape through 2085.PNAS nexus · 2026Article
- Fence Removal Enhances Elephant Movement and Promotes Behavioural, Physiological and Ecological Functioning.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Elephant Movement Data Provides Insights Into Conservation Challenges and Successes in the Ruaha-Rungwa Landscape.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Despite Potential Risks African Elephants Do Not Always Avoid Mountaineering.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Memory-Based Navigation in Elephants: Implications for Survival Strategies and Conservation.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Protecting and connecting landscapes stabilizes populations of the Endangered savannah elephant.Science advances · 2024Article
- Pasteurella sp. associated with fatal septicaemia in six African elephants.Nature communications · 2023Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
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 observations from 254 elephants with spatial data on environmental factors and human land use across eight southern African countries. Telemetry data show what natural features limit elephant movement and what human factors, including fencing, further prevent or restrict dispersal. The resulting intersection of geospatial data and elephant presences provides a map of suitable landscapes that are environmentally appropriate for elephants and where humans allow elephants to occupy. We explore the environmental and anthropogenic constraints in detail using five case studies. Lastly, we review all the major potential connections that may remain to connect a fragmented elephant metapopulation and document connections that are no longer feasible.
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