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The human dimension of park-people interactions was investigated in communities near Way Kambas National Park in Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Data from rapid village assessments, a 92-item questionnaire survey, elephant conflict data logs, a database of tiger-human conf…

Since 1980, there have been at least 34 confirmed deaths or serious hemorrhagic illnesses in captive Asian and African elephants located in North America, Europe and the Middle East associated with newly recognized endotheliotropic herpesviruses. They are known as the elephant e…

The majority of Kenya's wildlife is found outside protected areas and depends on public tolerance for survival. This study examines residents' willingness to allow elephants (Loxodonta africana ) in group ranches bordering Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Several interventions aim…