Understanding Elephants
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Understanding Elephants
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Author : Elephant Specialist Advisory Group (ESAG)
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Release Date : 2017-05-18
Understanding Elephants written by Elephant Specialist Advisory Group (ESAG) and has been published by Penguin Random House South Africa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-18 with Nature categories.
Elephants are arguably Africa’s most charismatic animals, and among the biggest drawcards to our game reserves. While the burgeoning game-park industry may be increasing our access to these magnificent creatures, rising human-elephant encounters are an inevitable outcome – sometimes, sadly, fatal. Such encounters could likely have been avoided had those involved understood elephant behaviour, and particularly how these intelligent animals interface with traffic through their territory. This book describes elephant family life, from rearing of infants to establishing dominance within a herd; it unpacks regular elephant behaviour, the matriarchal system, the particular dangers of males in musth, and many other aspects of their lives. Most of all, it provides guidelines for ensuring safe and enjoyable encounters with these majestic animals. This is an essential guide for those planning visits to reserves: aside from the interest factor, being able to read the tell-tale signs may just save lives.
Understanding Elephants
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Release Date : 2017-08-19
Understanding Elephants written by and has been published by Penguin Random House South Africa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-19 with Nature categories.
Elephants are arguably Africa's most charismatic animals, and among the biggest drawcards to our game reserves. While the burgeoning game-park industry may be increasing our access to these magnificent creatures, rising human-elephant encounters are an inevitable outcome - sometimes, sadly, fatal. Such encounters could likely have been avoided had those involved understood elephant behaviour, and particularly how these intelligent animals interface with traffic through their territory. This book describes elephant family life, from rearing of infants to establishing dominance within a herd; it unpacks regular elephant behaviour, the matriarchal system, the particular dangers of males in musth, and many other aspects of their lives. Most of all, it provides guidelines for ensuring safe and enjoyable encounters with these majestic animals. This is an essential guide for those planning visits to reserves: aside from the interest factor, being able to read the tell-tale signs may just save lives.
Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife
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Author : Catherine M. Hill
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2017-05-01
Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife written by Catherine M. Hill and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-01 with Social Science categories.
Conflicts about wildlife are usually portrayed and understood as resulting from the negative impacts of wildlife on human livelihoods or property. However, a greater depth of analysis reveals that many instances of human-wildlife conflict are often better understood as people-people conflict, wherein there is a clash of values between different human groups. Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife unites academics and practitioners from across the globe to develop a holistic view of these interactions. It considers the political and social dimensions of ‘human-wildlife conflicts’ alongside effective methodological approaches, and will be of value to academics, conservationists and policy makers.
Understanding Coexistence With Wildlife
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Author : Simon Pooley
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2022-03-25
Understanding Coexistence With Wildlife written by Simon Pooley and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-25 with Science categories.
The Last Elephants
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2019-04-09
The Last Elephants written by and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-09 with Nature categories.
Amazing photographs of elephants accompany narratives from researchers, scientists, and conservationists celebrating elephants and calling for their preservation African savanna elephants--among the most magnificent and beloved of our fellow mammals--are an extraordinary, social, and intelligent species. The Last Elephants, an homage to these animals and a clarion call for their preservation, is based upon a shocking finding: savanna elephant populations across Africa are being decimated, with two to three murdered every hour for their ivory. Without action, these elephants soon will vanish from our world. They are a species in imminent danger of extinction, and it is up to us to save them. Featuring more than 250 full-color photos of the breathtaking animals by some of the world's top wildlife photographers, The Last Elephants was inspired by the devastating results of the continent-wide Great Elephant Census of 2016, undertaken by Elephants without Borders in tandem with the world's most prominent conservation groups. The book joins together the voices and vision of scientists, lawmakers, rangers, conservationists, and on-the-ground researchers to speak out against elephant killings, to close loopholes in international law that allow the ivory trade to continue, and to pay tribute to the thousands who work to protect the animals, including African communities who have elected to preserve and protect their elephant neighbors. Offering both profiles of preservation plans that work and hope for elephants' future, this is a must-read for everyone concerned for the future of one of Earth's most captivating species.
Understanding Lynn Nottage
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Author : Jennifer L. Hayes
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 2025-01-09
Understanding Lynn Nottage written by Jennifer L. Hayes and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-01-09 with Performing Arts categories.
The first comprehensive study of the two-time Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage is one of the leading innovators in American theater today. In settings ranging from seventeenth-century France (Las Meninas) to twenty-first century conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ruined) and at a Pennsylvania factory (Sweat), she creatively foregrounds explorations of race, gender, and class. In Understanding Lynn Nottage, Jennifer L. Hayes presents an accessible overview of Nottage's body of work to date, connecting her to other Black female playwrights and situating her in the African American literary tradition. In this character-driven study, Hayes examines how the playwright's dynamic narratives bring together diverse perspectives to address historical and contemporary issues. Hayes argues that Nottage privileges Black women's voices within vital discourse about topics such as migration, domestic terrorism, and historical erasure. This book lays essential groundwork for future study of Nottage, who will continue to be a central dramatic voice for years to come, examining social problems through complex portraits of communities struggling to balance their values with shifting societal norms.
Elephant Facts
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Author : Iolanthe Olsen
language : en
Publisher: Publifye AS
Release Date : 2025-02-18
Elephant Facts written by Iolanthe Olsen and has been published by Publifye AS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-18 with Science categories.
Elephant Facts explores the multifaceted lives of elephants, highlighting their intelligence, intricate social structures, and crucial ecological roles. Did you know elephants exhibit self-awareness by recognizing themselves in mirrors? The book examines elephant cognition, social dynamics, and their impact as keystone species. It traces the evolution of human perceptions of elephants and addresses threats like habitat loss and poaching. The book progresses from foundational concepts of elephant biology to their family bonds, communication through infrasound, and their ecological impact on seed dispersal and vegetation. Subsequent chapters delve into conservation challenges and solutions, offering insights into anti-poaching measures and community-based initiatives. It emphasizes the importance of understanding elephant intelligence and social complexity for their long-term survival and overall ecosystem health.
Beyond Words What Elephants And Whales Think And Feel A Young Reader S Adaptation
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Author : Carl Safina
language : en
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Release Date : 2019-04-23
Beyond Words What Elephants And Whales Think And Feel A Young Reader S Adaptation written by Carl Safina and has been published by Roaring Brook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-23 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A young reader’s adaptation of The New York Times bestseller Follow researcher Carl Safina as he treks with a herd of elephants across the Kenyan landscape, then travel with him to the Pacific Northwest to track and monitor whales in their ocean home. Along the way, find out more about the interior lives of these giants of land and sea—how they play, how they fight, and how they communicate with one another, and sometimes with us, too. Weaving decades of field research with exciting new discoveries about the brain and featuring astonishing photographs taken by the author, Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel gives readers an intimate and extraordinary look at what makes these animals different from us, but more important, what makes us all similar.
Elephant Management
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Author : Robert (Bob) Scholes
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2008-03-01
Elephant Management written by Robert (Bob) Scholes and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-01 with Science categories.
Elephants are among the most magnificent – but also most problematic –members of South Africa's wildlife population. While they are sought after by South African and foreign tourists alike, they also have a major impact on their environment. As a result, elephant management has become a highly complex and often controversial discipline. The information needed to underpin vital decisions about elephant management has largely been unavailable to decision-makers, contested by experts, or simply unknown. As a result, the South African Minister for Environmental Affairs and Tourism convened a round table to advise him on this issue. The round table recommended that a scientific assessment of elephant management be undertaken to gather, evaluate, and present all the relevant information on this topic. Its main findings and recommendations are contained in this volume. Elephant Management is the first book of its kind, combining the work of more than 60 national and international experts. Extensively reviewed by policy-makers and other stakeholders, it is the most systematic and comprehensive review of savanna elephant populations and factors relevant to managing them to date. As such it is of interest to a broad spectrum of readers in South Africa and elsewhere. Above all, it is aimed at helping conservation policy-makers and practitioners to choose the best possible options for the sustainable preservation of these iconic animals.
The Amboseli Elephants
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Author : Cynthia J. Moss
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2011-07-18
The Amboseli Elephants written by Cynthia J. Moss and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-18 with Science categories.
Elephants have fascinated humans for millennia. Aristotle wrote of them with awe; Hannibal used them in warfare; and John Donne called the elephant “Nature’s greatest masterpiece. . . . The only harmless great thing.” Their ivory has been sought after and treasured in most cultures, and they have delighted zoo and circus audiences worldwide for centuries. But it wasn’t until the second half of the twentieth century that people started to take an interest in elephants in the wild, and some of the most important studies of these intelligent giants have been conducted at Amboseli National Park in Kenya. The Amboseli Elephants is the long-awaited summation of what’s been learned from the Amboseli Elephant Research Project (AERP)—the longest continuously running elephant research project in the world. Cynthia J. Moss and Harvey Croze, the founders of the AERP, and Phyllis C. Lee, who has been closely involved with the project since 1982, compile more than three decades of uninterrupted study of over 2,500 individual elephants, from newborn calves to adult bulls to old matriarchs in their 60s. Chapters explore such topics as elephant ecosystems, genetics, communication, social behavior, and reproduction, as well as exciting new developments from the study of elephant minds and cognition. The book closes with a view to the future, making important arguments for the ethical treatment of elephants and suggestions to aid in their conservation. The most comprehensive account of elephants in their natural environment to date, The Amboseli Elephants will be an invaluable resource for scientists, conservationists, and anyone interested in the lives and loves of these extraordinary creatures.