Elephant movement patterns in relation to human inhabitants in and around the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park.

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dc.contributor.authorCook, R.M.
dc.contributor.authorHenley, M.D.
dc.contributor.authorParrini, F.
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-02T15:05:54Z
dc.date.available2016-06-02T15:05:54Z
dc.date.issued2015-11
dc.description.abstractThe presence of humans and African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park can create situations of potential human–elephant conflict. Such conflict will likely be exacerbated as elephant and human populations increase, unless mitigation measures are put in place. In this study we analysed the movement patterns of 13 collared adult African elephants from the northern Kruger National Park over a period of eight years (2006–2014). We compared the occurrence and displacement rates of elephant bulls and cows around villages in the Limpopo National Park and northern border of the Kruger National Park across seasons and at different times of the day. Elephants occurred close to villages more often in the dry season than in the wet season, with bulls occurring more frequently around villages than cows. Both the bulls and the cows preferred to use areas close to villages from early evening to midnight, with the bulls moving closer to villages than the cows. These results suggest that elephants, especially the bulls, are moving through the studied villages in Mozambique and Zimbabwe at night and that these movements are most common during the drier months when resources are known to be scarce. Conservation implications: Elephants from the Kruger National Park are moving in close proximity to villages within the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. Resettlement of villages within and around the park should therefore be planned away from elephant seasonal routes to minimise conflict between humans and elephants.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCook, R.M., Henley, M.D. and Parrini, F. 2015. Elephant movement patterns in relation to human inhabitants in and around the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. Koedoe 57(1), pp.1-7.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0075-6458 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn2071-0771 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/20411
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltden_ZA
dc.subjectadulten_ZA
dc.subjectdry seasonen_ZA
dc.subjectelephanten_ZA
dc.subjectmobilityen_ZA
dc.subjectmovementen_ZA
dc.subjectspecies occurrenceen_ZA
dc.subjectwet seasonen_ZA
dc.subjectGreat Limpopo Transfrontier Parken_ZA
dc.subjectKruger National Parken_ZA
dc.subjectMozambiqueen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectZimbabween_ZA
dc.subjectElephantidaeen_ZA
dc.subjectLoxodontaen_ZA
dc.subjectLoxodonta africanaen_ZA
dc.titleElephant movement patterns in relation to human inhabitants in and around the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park.en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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