Forest elephant crisis in the Congo Basin.

Debate over repealing the ivory trade ban dominates conferences of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Resolving this controversy requires accurate estimates of elephant population trends and rates of illegal killing. Most African savannah ele...

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Main Authors: Stephen Blake, Samantha Strindberg, Patrick Boudjan, Calixte Makombo, Inogwabini Bila-Isia, Omari Ilambu, Falk Grossmann, Lambert Bene-Bene, Bruno de Semboli, Valentin Mbenzo, Dino S'hwa, Rosine Bayogo, Liz Williamson, Mike Fay, John Hart, Fiona Maisels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1845159?pdf=render