Essays about: "African elephants"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 27 essays containing the words African elephants.

  1. 21. Human-elephant conflicts : A qualitative case study of farmers’ attitudes toward elephants in Babati, Tanzania

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Linnea Olsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Human-wildlife conflict; African elephant; Tarangire National Park; Semi-structured interviews; Theory of Planned Behavior; Value-Belief-Norm theory; Human-wildlife conflict; Afrikansk elefant; Tarangire National Park; Semistrukturerade intervjuer; Theory of Planned Behavior; Value-Belief-Norm theory;

    Abstract : It is widely recognized that human-wildlife conflicts can reduce farmers’ support for long-term species conservation. The subject of human-elephant conflicts is highly relevant in villages around Babati District in North Central Tanzania because of the closeness to Tarangire National Park. READ MORE

  3. 22. Tuberkulos hos elefanter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Fanny Bengtsson; [2013]
    Keywords : tuberkulos; elefant; zoonos; Elephas maximus; Loxodonta africana; Mycobacterium tubercolosis;

    Abstract : Tuberkulos (TB) är en relativt ny sjukdom hos elefanter. Det är främst elefanter på djurparker i Nordamerika samt tama elefanter i Asien som drabbas. Bakterien Mycobacterium tuberculosis är vanligast orsakande agens men även fall orsakade av Mycobacterium bovis finns beskrivna. READ MORE

  4. 23. Effects of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) on forage opportunities for local ungulates through pushing over trees

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Janson Wong; [2013]
    Keywords : African elephants; cascade effects; forage; treefalls; fallen trees; common duiker; kudu; black rhinoceros;

    Abstract : African elephants (Loxodonta africana) are ecosystem engineers that have the ability to alter the physical structure of the landscape it inhabits and subsequently affect the livelihood of other local species. This study evaluated the landscape and plant level impacts by elephants by means of fallen trees in the Karoo ecosystem. READ MORE

  5. 24. Olfactory discrimination performance and longterm odor memory in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Alisa Rizvanovic; [2012]
    Keywords : Asian elephant; Elephas maximus; Behavioral testing; Olfactory discrimination; Olfactory memory;

    Abstract : Behavioral evidence suggests that Asian elephants strongly rely on their sense of smell in a variety of contexts including foraging and social communication. Using a food-rewarded two-alternative operant conditioning procedure, three female Asian elephants were tested on their olfactory discrimination ability with 1-aliphatic alcohols, n-aldehydes, 2-ketones, n-carboxylic acids and with a set of twelve enantiomeric odor pairs. READ MORE

  6. 25. Food preference in African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) and the impact of Bomas in the vicinity of and in Masai Mara National Reserve

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Erik Johansson; [2009]
    Keywords : Loxodonta africana; Maasai mara; Food preferance; African Elephant; Conflict; Maasai people; Boma;

    Abstract : In the Maasai Mara National Reserve the native people, the Maasai, have lived for a long time following their own traditions. Their traditional lifestyle is that of a nomadic people, leading their cattle to the best grazing. READ MORE