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Jayaraj Vijaya Kumaran, . and Nadzirah Rosdi, . and Vaishnavi Chandraraj, . Evidence of elephant road usage at Gunung Basor Jeli Kelantan. pp. 137-149. ISSN 1823-8556
Abstract
Sightings of wild elephants in Gunung Basor Kelantan are common as this area is a known habitat for wild elephants. However the presence of several stretches of tar roads that leads to the hydroelectric dam raises a question of whether wild elephants use the roads during movement from one place to another. What was found from 40 days of field observation and GPS tagging of elephant dung piles is that the elephants walk along the road to forage or move to other areas even though there were alternative routes in the forest. From the dung position it can be estimated that the elephants passed by the same location once a week and tend to move towards higher elevation. Hence the results of this study are beneficial to the management of this species in protected areas as the presence of roads may alter the natural behaviour of wild elephants.
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Abstract
Sightings of wild elephants in Gunung Basor Kelantan are common as this area is a known habitat for wild elephants. However the presence of several stretches of tar roads that leads to the hydroelectric dam raises a question of whether wild elephants use the roads during movement from one place to another. What was found from 40 days of field observation and GPS tagging of elephant dung piles is that the elephants walk along the road to forage or move to other areas even though there were alternative routes in the forest. From the dung position it can be estimated that the elephants passed by the same location once a week and tend to move towards higher elevation. Hence the results of this study are beneficial to the management of this species in protected areas as the presence of roads may alter the natural behaviour of wild elephants.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| AGROVOC Term: | Elephas maximus |
| AGROVOC Term: | Proboscidea (mammalia) |
| AGROVOC Term: | Wild animals |
| AGROVOC Term: | Animal behaviour |
| AGROVOC Term: | Behaviour |
| AGROVOC Term: | Movement |
| AGROVOC Term: | Mapping |
| AGROVOC Term: | Gps (global positioning systems) |
| AGROVOC Term: | Dung |
| AGROVOC Term: | Roads |
| Depositing User: | Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 00:53 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7898 |
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