An elephant survey in Digya National Park, Ghana, and implications for conservation and management

Information on elephant ranges and numbers is vital for their effective conservation and management. This is especially true in West Africa where elephant populations are small and scattered. Digya National Park in Ghana is home to some of the least studied elephant populations in Africa. A dung ...

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Author	UNEP-WCMC
Maintainer	UNEP-WCMC
Last Updated	March 9, 2023, 14:17 (UTC)
Created	March 9, 2023, 12:16 (UTC)
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Issued	2023-03-09T01:01:44.313Z
Language	en
Modified	2023-03-09T01:01:44.313Z
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Publisher name	UNEP-WCMC
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citation	Kumordzi, B., Oduro, W., Oppong, S., Danquah, E., Lister, A., & Sam, M. (2008). An elephant survey in Digya National Park, Ghana, and implications for conservation and management. Pachyderm, 44, 27-34. Retrieved from https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/144
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date_published	2008-06-29
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short_description	The elephant is a ‘keystone’ species that plays a piv-otal role in structuring both plant and animal commu-nities (Dublin 1995; Stiles 2004) and often dominates mammal biomass in the habitats it occupies (White 1994). West Africa shelters the smallest and most frag-mented elephant (Loxodonta africana) populations on the African continent (Blanc et al. 2007)...