Title
A population survey of forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) in northern Congo
Author(s)
Fay J.M., Agnagna M.
Published
1991
Publisher
African Journal of Ecology
Abstract
In 1989, transects were run in four forested areas of Brazzaville to census elephant populations using dung counts. An overall extrapolated density of 0.7 elephants/km2 was obtained with a variation from 0.3-0.9 elephants/km2. This study shows for the first time that elephants occur in high densities in a number of sites in northern Congo. When elephant dung density is plotted against distance from the nearest village for each transect a significant positive linear correlation results. Elephant poaching is heavy in northern Congo and the CITES ban on trade in African elephant ivory has had a limited effect on the level of poaching. -from Authors
Keywords
dung; elephant; population estimation; Congo, Brazzaville; Loxodonta africana cyclotis
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