1. Elephant Management : A Scientific Assessment for South Africa
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Robert J. Scholes, Kathleen G. Mennell, Brandon Anthony, Graham Avery, Dave Balfour, Jonathan Barnes, Roy Gordon Bengis, Henk Bertschinger, Harry Biggs, James N. Blignaut, André Boshoff, Jane Carruthers, Guy Castley, Tony Conway, Warwick Davies-Mostert, Yolandi de Beer, Willem F de Boer, Audrey Delsink, Martin de Wit, Saliem Fakir, Sam M. Ferreira, Andre Ganswindt, Marion E. Garaï, Angela Gaylard, Katie Gough, C C (Rina) Grant, Douw Grobler, Robert Guldemond, Peter Hartley, Michelle Henley, Markus Hofmeyr, Lisa Hopkinson, Tim P. Jackson, Jessica Junker, Graham Kerley, Hanno Killian, Jay Kirkpatrick, Laurence Kruger, Marietjie Landman, Keith Lindsay, Rob Little, H P P (Hennie) Lötter, Robin L. Mackey, Hector Magome, Johan Malan, Wayne Matthews, Pieter Olivier, Theresia Ott, Norman Owen-Smith, Bruce Page, Mike J. S. Peel, Michele Pickover, Mogobe Ramose, Jeremy Ridl, Rob Slotow, Izak Smit, Morgan Trimble, Wayne Twine, Rudi J. van Aarde, J. J. van Altena, Marius van Staden, Ian Whyte, Robert J. Scholes, Kathleen G. Mennell, Brandon Anthony, Graham Avery, Dave Balfour, Jonathan Barnes, Roy Gordon Bengis, Henk Bertschinger, Harry Biggs, James N. Blignaut, André Boshoff, Jane Carruthers, Guy Castley, Tony Conway, Warwick Davies-Mostert, Yolandi de Beer, Willem F de Boer, Audrey Delsink, Martin de Wit, Saliem Fakir, Sam M. Ferreira, Andre Ganswindt, Marion E. Garaï, Angela Gaylard, Katie Gough, C C (Rina) Grant, Douw Grobler, Robert Guldemond, Peter Hartley, Michelle Henley, Markus Hofmeyr, Lisa Hopkinson, Tim P. Jackson, Jessica Junker, Graham Kerley, Hanno Killian, Jay Kirkpatrick, Laurence Kruger, Marietjie Landman, Keith Lindsay, Rob Little, H P P (Hennie) Lötter, Robin L. Mackey, Hector Magome, Johan Malan, Wayne Matthews, Pieter Olivier, Theresia Ott, Norman Owen-Smith, Bruce Page, Mike J. S. Peel, Michele Pickover, Mogobe Ramose, Jeremy Ridl, Rob Slotow, Izak Smit, Morgan Trimble, Wayne Twine, Rudi J. van Aarde, J. J. van Altena, Marius van Staden, and Ian Whyte
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- Elephants--Control--South Africa, Wildlife conservation--South Africa, African elephant--Management--South Africa
- Abstract
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.
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- 2008