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Title
A population survey of forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) in northern Congo
Author(s)
Fay J.M., Agnagna M.
Published
1991
Publisher
African Journal of Ecology
Published Version DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1991.tb01000.x
Abstract
In 1989, transects were run in four forested areas of Brazzaville to census elephant populations using dung counts. An overall extrapolated density of 0.7 elephants/km2 was obtained with a variation from 0.3-0.9 elephants/km2. This study shows for the first time that elephants occur in high densities in a number of sites in northern Congo. When elephant dung density is plotted against distance from the nearest village for each transect a significant positive linear correlation results. Elephant poaching is heavy in northern Congo and the CITES ban on trade in African elephant ivory has had a limited effect on the level of poaching. -from Authors
Keywords
dung; elephant; population estimation; Congo, Brazzaville; Loxodonta africana cyclotis
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