Population dynamics of elephants re-introduced to small fenced reserves in South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-32

  Slotow, Rob ^a   Garaï, Marion E ^b   Reilly, Brian ^c   Page, Bruce ^a   Carr, Richard D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Elephant Management and Owners Association   (South Africa)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^d Wildlife Consultant   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Density; Growth; Loxodonta africana; Management; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTECTED AREA; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 21244499662     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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