Chinese Asian Elephant Research

Author: Chen Mingyong
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book summarizes the author's ten years of research and management on Asian elephants, systematically elaborating on the origin, distribution changes, biology, ecology, behavior, current population, and distribution of Chinese Asian elephants. It introduces the current status of conservation and management of Asian elephants in China, human-elephant conflict and countermeasures, research and monitoring projects and achievements, and outlines the domestication, utilization, and elephant culture of Asian elephants. This book is suitable for teaching, scientific research, and management personnel in the fields of nature conservation and agricultural and forestry environmental protection, undergraduate and graduate students in universities and colleges, as well as nature conservation and wildlife enthusiasts.