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Scientists report that the best way to keep elephant numbers stable is to let them roam freely in protected areas connected to buffer zones.
The largest analysis yet of African savannah elephant populations shows that conservationists have successfully protected elephants in southern Africa for the last 25 years. However, the pattern varies regionally, with some elephant populations soaring and others still facing large declines. The key to long-term stability appears to be connecting large core areas with neighboring buffer zones, as opposed to well-protected but isolated protected areas known as “fortress conservation.”
<p>The largest analysis yet of African savannah elephant populations shows that conservationists have successfully protected elephants in southern Africa for the last 25 years. However, the pattern varies regionally, with some elephant populations soaring and others still facing large declines. The key to long-term stability appears to be connecting large core areas with neighboring buffer zones, as opposed to well-protected but isolated protected areas known as “fortress conservation.”</p>
African savanna elephant decline halted by successful conservation measures, though patterns vary locally, reveals study.
African savanna elephant decline halted by successful conservation measures, though patterns vary locally, reveals study.