Notes on vertical photography of elephants for age determination

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Abstract

Reviews some of the sources of error in two methods of estimating the age structures of elephant populations from vertical photography relating the lengths of back to age; compares the two methods by reference to elephants of known age in Manyara National Park of Tanzania and Amboseli National Park of Kenya; includes recommendations for future elephant surveys involving estimates of age from aerial photographs.

Authors

  • Douglas-Hamilton, I.
  • Hillman, A.K.K.
  • Moss, C.J.

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