Devastating decline of forest elephants in central Africa.

Maisels, Fiona; Strindberg, Samantha; Blake, Stephen; Wittemyer, George; Hart, John; A Williamson, Elizabeth; Aba'a, Rostand; Abitsi, Gaspard; D Ambahe, Ruffin; Amsini, Fidèl; C Bakabana, Parfait; Cleveland Hicks, Thurston; E Bayogo, Rosine; Bechem, Martha; L Beyers, Rene; N Bezangoye, Anicet; Boundja, Patrick; Bout, Nicolas; Ella Akou, Marc; Bene Bene, Lambert; Fosso, Bernard; Greengrass, Elizabeth; Grossmann, Falk; Ikamba-Nkulu, Clement; Ilambu, Omari; Inogwabini, Bila-Isia; Iyenguet, Fortune; Kiminou, Franck; Kokangoye, Max; Kujirakwinja, Deo; Latour, Stephanie; Liengola, Innocent; Mackaya, Quevain; Madidi, Jacob; Madzoke, Bola; Makoumbou, Calixte; Malanda, Guy-Aimé; Malonga, Richard; Mbani, Olivier; A Mbendzo, Valentin; Ambassa, Edgar; Ekinde, Albert; Mihindou, Yves; J Morgan, Bethan; Motsaba, Prosper; Moukala, Gabin; Mounguengui, Anselme; S Mowawa, Brice; Ndzai, Christian; Nixon, Stuart

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059469

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Devastating decline of forest elephants in central Africa.

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Authors:

Fiona Maisels

Samantha Strindberg

Stephen Blake

Abstract

African forest elephants- taxonomically and functionally unique-are being poached at accelerating rates, but we lack range-wide information on the repercussions. Analysis of the largest survey dataset ever assembled for forest elephants (80 foot-surveys; covering 13,000 km; 91,600 person-days of fie...

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