The purpose of population management is to ensure that populations of species of our
choosing are available, healthy, and viable for the foreseeable future. Thus, the contribution …

The ability to serially collect blood samples and conduct ultrasound examinations in Asian
and African elephants has provided unique opportunities to study the biology of these …

The ongoing mass extinction of animal species at an unprecedented rate is largely caused
by human activities. Progressive habitat destruction and fragmentation is resulting in …

This study quantified social life events hypothesized to affect the welfare of zoo African and
Asian elephants, focusing on animals that were part of a large multi-disciplinary, multi …

Ensuring good health and welfare is an increasingly important consideration for
conservation of endangered species, whether free-ranging or managed to varying degrees …

Background The growth strategy of a species influences many key aspects of its life-history.
Animals can either grow indeterminately (throughout life), or grow determinately, ceasing at …

Hormone monitoring is a well established tool for evaluating endocrine activity of wildlife,
and has substantially enhanced captive management and propagation of a number of …

Detailed demographic data on wild Asian elephants have been difficult to collect due to
habitat characteristics of much of the species' remaining range. Such data, however, are …

Juvenile mortality is a key factor influencing population growth rate in density-independent,
predation-free, well-managed captive populations. Currently at least a quarter of all Asian …

Contents Over the last few decades, rhinoceroses and elephants became important icons in
the saga of wildlife conservation. Recent surveys estimate the wild Asian (Elephas maximus) …