PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE STATUS OF THE FOREST ELEPHANT IN ZAIRE
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE STATUS OF THE FOREST ELEPHANT IN ZAIRE
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-2028.1992.tb00504.x
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发表时间：
1992-12-01
影响因子：
1
通讯作者：
BARNES, RFW
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作者：
ALERS, MPT;BLOM, A;BARNES, RFW
本文描述了对扎伊尔森林象的首次调查。对四个大面积的森林进行了侦察调查，并在与对该国有长期经验的人讨论期间收集了其他地方的资料。扎伊尔广袤的森林并不能为大象提供安全的避难所。森林象受到偷猎象牙的严重影响。一旦在整个森林地区发现，它们已在许多地区被根除，现在只出现在分散的亚种群中。剩下的大象可能只有64,000头，已经减少了三分之二。即使是最偏远的森林也受到了影响。扎伊尔森林象的未来在于少数受到良好保护的国家公园。
This paper describes the first ever survey of Zaire's forest elephants. Reconnaissance surveys were made of four large areas of forest, and information on other places was collected during discussions with people with long experience of the country. The vast forests of Zaire do not provide elephants with a safe refuge from poachers. Forest elephants have been dramatically affected by poaching for ivory. Once found throughout the forest zone, they have been eradicated from many areas and now occur in fragmented subpopulations. The remaining elephants may number only 64,000, having declined by as much as two-thirds. Even the remotest forests have been affected. The future of Zaire's forest elephants lies in a small number of well-protected national parks.