Elephant decline (part I) downward trends in African elephant distribution and numbers
- 1 September 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Environmental Studies
- Vol. 34 (4), 287-305
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207238908710539
Abstract
Humans and elephants are complete competitors. Biological theory maintains that such species cannot co‐exist on the same range and that increase in one will exclude the other. Measurements of human increase, elephant decline and ivory production are in keeping with this hypothesis.Keywords
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