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Despite their iconic status and long association with humans, Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals.

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The group mapped historical land-use categories by type, starting in the year 850 long before the advent of nations as we know them today, with fewer large population centers and extending up to 2015.My co-authors and I first compiled records of where Asian elephants have been observed in the recent past.

Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals

Looking back at land-use change over centuries makes it clear just how drastically human actions have reduced habitat for Asian elephants.

More than 3 million square kilometers of the Asian elephant’s historic habitat range has been lost in just three centuries, a new report from an international scientific team led by a University of California San Diego researcher reveals.

A new study looks back into history to assess human impacts on the range of Asian elephants and finds sharp decline starting several centuries ago.

Study examining habitats across centuries reveals an urgent need for sustainable land use and conservation strategies to avoid dangers for wildlife and human communities. The Asian elephant has lost over two-thirds of its historical habitat in the past 300 years due to human land-use practices su

Global space for Asian elephant habitats has been in rapid decline since the 1700s, a new report reveals. More than 3 million square kilometers of the Asian elephant’s historic habitat range has been lost in just three centuries and may underlie present-day conflicts between elephants and people.

A recent study investigated how changing land use will alter where rodent zoonotic hazard increases or decreases across the globe.