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African elephants: population trends and their causes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

I. Douglas-Hamilton
I. Douglas-Hamilton
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In 1985 many African elephant populations, which had been monitored for a decade or more, were either in rapid decline or down to a fraction of their former size. The author examines regional trends and information on key populations with reference to the critical factors affecting the survival of the African elephant, most significantly poaching and the illegal trade in ivory

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Oryx , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 11 - 24
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1987

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