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

Home range sizes and space use of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania borderland landscape

Shadrack Ngene
  • Shadrack Ngene
  • Kenya Wildlife Service, Biodiversity Research and Monitoring Division, P.O. Box 40241-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Moses Makonjio Okello
  • Moses Makonjio Okello
  • School for Field Studies, Centre for Wildlife Management Studies, P.O. Box 27743, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Joseph Mukeka
  • Joseph Mukeka
  • Kenya Wildlife Service, Biodiversity Research and Monitoring Division, P.O. Box 40241-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Shadrack Muya
  • Shadrack Muya
  • Department of Zoology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Steve Njumbi
  • Steve Njumbi
  • International Fund for Animal Welfare, East African Regional Office, P.O. Box 25499-00603, Nairobi, Kenya.
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James Isiche
  • James Isiche
  • International Fund for Animal Welfare, East African Regional Office, P.O. Box 25499-00603, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 17 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 26 October 2016
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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