Behavioural changes in African elephants in response to wildlife tourism

Eco‐tourism and human–wildlife interaction can lead to increases in stress, vigilance and aggression in many species, however, studies investigating wildlife viewing are scarce. We present the first study investigating the impact of wildlife tourism on African elephant, Loxodonta africana, behaviour...

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Published in:	Journal of zoology (1987) Vol. 308; no. 3; pp. 164 - 174
Main Authors:	Szott, I. D., Pretorius, Y., Koyama, N. F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2019
Subjects:	African elephant Aggression Aggressive behavior Aggressive behaviour Animal behavior animal welfare conservation disturbance Ecotourism eco‐tourism Elephants game drive Habitats Human-wildlife relations Identification Loxodonta africana Pressure Pressure effects Sexual behavior Statistical models stress Tourism Tourists Vehicles Vigilance Wild animals Wildlife habitats Wildlife tourism wildlife viewing
ISSN:	0952-8369, 1469-7998
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