International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Population size estimates and distribution of the African elephant using the dung surveys method in Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania

Simon Mwambola
  • Simon Mwambola
  • School of Life Sciences and Bio-engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Jasper Ijumba
  • Jasper Ijumba
  • School of Material, Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Wickson Kibasa
  • Wickson Kibasa
  • Tanzania National Parks, Rubondo Island National Park, P. O. Box 3134, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Emmanuel Masenga
  • Emmanuel Masenga
  • Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P. O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Ernest Eblate
  • Ernest Eblate
  • Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P. O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Linus Munishi
  • Linus Munishi
  • School of Life Sciences and Bio-engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 08 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 07 October 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2016

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