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1. Devastating decline of forest elephants in central Africa.

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Fiona Maisels, Samantha Strindberg, Stephen Blake, George Wittemyer, John Hart, Elizabeth A Williamson, Rostand Aba'a, Gaspard Abitsi, Ruffin D Ambahe, Fidèl Amsini, Parfait C Bakabana, Thurston Cleveland Hicks, Rosine E Bayogo, Martha Bechem, Rene L Beyers, Anicet N Bezangoye, Patrick Boundja, Nicolas Bout, Marc Ella Akou, Lambert Bene Bene, Bernard Fosso, Elizabeth Greengrass, Falk Grossmann, Clement Ikamba-Nkulu, Omari Ilambu, Bila-Isia Inogwabini, Fortune Iyenguet, Franck Kiminou, Max Kokangoye, Deo Kujirakwinja, Stephanie Latour, Innocent Liengola, Quevain Mackaya, Jacob Madidi, Bola Madzoke, Calixte Makoumbou, Guy-Aimé Malanda, Richard Malonga, Olivier Mbani, Valentin A Mbendzo, Edgar Ambassa, Albert Ekinde, Yves Mihindou, Bethan J Morgan, Prosper Motsaba, Gabin Moukala, Anselme Mounguengui, Brice S Mowawa, Christian Ndzai, Stuart Nixon, Pele Nkumu, Fabian Nzolani, Lilian Pintea, Andrew Plumptre, Hugo Rainey, Bruno Bokoto de Semboli, Adeline Serckx, Emma Stokes, Andrea Turkalo, Hilde Vanleeuwe, Ashley Vosper, and Ymke Warren

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Medicine, Science
Abstract

African forest elephants- taxonomically and functionally unique-are being poached at accelerating rates, but we lack range-wide information on the repercussions. Analysis of the largest survey dataset ever assembled for forest elephants (80 foot-surveys; covering 13,000 km; 91,600 person-days of fieldwork) revealed that population size declined by ca. 62% between 2002-2011, and the taxon lost 30% of its geographical range. The population is now less than 10% of its potential size, occupying less than 25% of its potential range. High human population density, hunting intensity, absence of law enforcement, poor governance, and proximity to expanding infrastructure are the strongest predictors of decline. To save the remaining African forest elephants, illegal poaching for ivory and encroachment into core elephant habitat must be stopped. In addition, the international demand for ivory, which fuels illegal trade, must be dramatically reduced.

Published
2013
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2. Devastating decline of forest elephants in central Africa

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Elizabeth Greengrass, Pele Nkumu, Quevain Mackaya, Stephen Blake, Gabin Moukala, Stephanie Latour, Gaspard Abitsi, Ruffin D. Ambahe, Rene Beyers, Ymke Warren, Lilian Pintea, Rostand Aba’a, Franck Kiminou, Valentin A. Mbendzo, Yves Mihindou, Christian Ndzai, Fiona Maisels, Ashley Vosper, Anselme Mounguengui, Rosine E. Bayogo, Marc Ella Akou, Prosper Motsaba, John Hart, Jacob Madidi, Bernard Fosso, Guy-Aimé F. Malanda, Andrew J. Plumptre, Richard Malonga, Hilde Vanleeuwe, Hugo Rainey, Elizabeth A. Williamson, Samantha Strindberg, Olivier Mbani, Fortune Iyenguet, Anicet N. Bezangoye, Falk Grossmann, Patrick Boundja, Deo Kujirakwinja, Clement Ikamba-Nkulu, Albert Ekinde, Lambert Bene Bene, Bethan J. Morgan, Calixte Makoumbou, Martha Bechem, Stuart Nixon, Nicolas Bout, Andrea K. Turkalo, Bila-Isia Inogwabini, Bruno Bokoto de Semboli, Fidèl Amsini, Max Kokangoye, Edgar Ambassa, Parfait C. Bakabana, George Wittemyer, Thurston C. Hicks, Fabian Nzolani, Bola Madzoké, Brice S. Mowawa, Emma J. Stokes, Adeline Serckx, Omari Ilambu, Innocent Liengola, and Evolutionary Biology (IBED, FNWI)

Subjects
African forest elephant, Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecological Metrics, Range (biology), Population Size, Science, Population, Elephants, Wildlife, Biology, Population density, Trees, Relative Abundance Distribution, Animals, Humans, Africa, Central, education, Socioeconomics, Ecosystem, Species Extinction, Conservation Science, Population Density, education.field_of_study, Multidisciplinary, Ecology, Population size, Ivory, Poaching, biology.organism_classification, Terrestrial Environments, Mammalogy, Socioeconomic Factors, Extinction Risk, visual_art, visual_art.visual_art_medium, Medicine, Crime, Zoology, Research Article, Ecological Environments
Abstract

African forest elephants- taxonomically and functionally unique-are being poached at accelerating rates, but we lack range-wide information on the repercussions. Analysis of the largest survey dataset ever assembled for forest elephants (80 foot-surveys; covering 13,000 km; 91,600 person-days of fieldwork) revealed that population size declined by ca. 62% between 2002-2011, and the taxon lost 30% of its geographical range. The population is now less than 10% of its potential size, occupying less than 25% of its potential range. High human population density, hunting intensity, absence of law enforcement, poor governance, and proximity to expanding infrastructure are the strongest predictors of decline. To save the remaining African forest elephants, illegal poaching for ivory and encroachment into core elephant habitat must be stopped. In addition, the international demand for ivory, which fuels illegal trade, must be dramatically reduced.

Published
2012

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