There are about 30,000 Asian elephants in the wild. What are the
causes behind the decline? What can be done about saving the
elephant population from extinction while also benefiting the
growing human population?
Dr. Melissa Songer and Danielle Shanahan, scientists from teh
Conservation GIS Lab at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park,
Track wild Asian elephants in the Bago Yoma, Myanmar, with the help
of a timber elephant and his mahout, a Hindi word for keeper of
elephants. Satellite collars are deployed on 4 elephants in
Myanmar, allowing scientists to remotely monitor elephant
movements, even through dense forest and steep terrain. Data from
the collars provides insight into the requirements of their
habitat, dynamics, of their seasonal movements, and home range
size. The land of Bago Yoma shown here is steadily being converted
to agriculture to help feed the growing human population in the
area. As people encroach on elephant habitat, there is an increase
in human-elephant conflicts that are detrimental to both sides.
Analysis of elephant movement data and community assessments will
help to develop and implement new land-use strategies that will
minimize conflict and benefit elephants and people.
This work is part of a larger research program led by Dr. Peter
Leimgruber, assessing the ecology and conservation status of Asian
elephants in Myanmar.
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