Amboseli Elephant Research Project
The Amboseli Elephant Research Project is a project of the non-profit organization Amboseli Trust for Elephants . It is the most detailed and long-term project to study the African elephant . The aim of the research project is to study the social behavior, age structure and population dynamics of African elephants.
The research project was in 1972 by Cynthia Moss and Harvey Croze in the south of Kenya lying Amboseli National Park initiated. The Amboseli Park is characterized by the fact that only a few poachers were active in the approximately 390 square kilometer park . This is particularly thanks to the Maasai people , the owners of the surrounding land and the constant presence of tourists and researchers. This makes Amboseli one of the few regions in Africa where the age structure of elephants has remained undistorted. In the area that is monitored by rangers and scientists all year round.
Between September 2007 and May 2008, Animal Planet filmed a 13-part documentary about the elephants in Amboseli National Park and the work of the Amboseli Trust for Elephants .
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Amboseli Trust for Elephants - About us ( Memento from February 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ The Amboseli Trust for Elephants - History ( Memento from June 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ The Amboseli Trust for Elephants - Animal Planet Filming Completed ( Memento of April 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)