- Eavesdropping on Elephants
Learning about elephants through the unique and diverse sounds they produce
September 21, 2017 - Ecology
(Above) A typical extended social grouping of forest elephants: A mature female with three dependent offspring accompanied by her oldest daughter (last on the right) and the daughter’s calf. Once they reach their 20s, female forest elephants give birth about…
April 28, 2017 - Elephant Tails
Very long term studies are rare in all branches of science because they are hard to fund and to staff. But only such studies can give us insights into many population-level events and the unique strategies and behaviors expressed by…
February 27, 2019 - Elephants & Guns
CAUTION BEFORE YOU PLAY
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is clearly one of the best methods to measure the intensity of illegal hunting in protected areas. Although in many areas hunting pressure is frighteningly high, actual gunshots are still relatively rare, making…
January 28, 2018