Poaching is contributing to rapid declines in elephant populations across Africa. Following
high-profile changes in the political environment, the overall number of illegally killed …

Over the last decade, South Africa and its iconic Kruger National Park have experienced a
steep increase in the killing of rhinoceros for its horn, which is reaching staggering prices …

Wildlife corridors are critical for maintaining the viability of isolated wildlife populations and
conserving ecosystem functionality. Anthropogenic pressure has negatively impacted …

Ivory poaching continues to threaten African elephants. We (1) used criminology theory and
literature evidence to generate hypotheses about factors that may drive, facilitate or motivate …

Globally, tens of thousands of wildlife rangers patrol wide areas and record evidence of
poaching activity such as elephant carcasses and snares. Such data have significant …

African elephants (Loxodonta africana) are increasingly exposed to high levels of human
disturbance and are threatened by poaching and human–elephant conflict. As …

In 2007 the elephant population in Africa was estimated at between 470,000 and 690,000.
However, this population is rapidly decreasing. Today, African elephants are highly …

Background There is a rich body of literature addressing the topic of illegal hunting of wild
terrestrial mammals. Studies on this topic have risen over the last decade as species are …

Elephants face diverse threats from human activities and use temporal and social strategies
to reduce human‐induced mortality risk. We used data from camera trap surveys in 2018 …

Medium and large scavengers often move long distances to locate sufficient foraging areas,
often including buffer zones of protected areas, putting them at considerable risk from …