Forest elephant  (Loxodonta cyclotis)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (09/02/2006) by Julian Blanc, African Elephant Database Manager, IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group,
http://www.iucn.org/afesg/

Glossary

  • Infrasound: sounds that are below the range of human hearing.
  • Subspecies: a different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Spinage, C. (1994) Elephants.T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, London.
  3. CITES (January, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Convention on Migratory Species (January, 2006)
    http://www.cms.int/
  5. IUCN African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG): Statement on the Taxonomy of extant Loxodonta (February, 2006)
    http://www.iucn.org/afesg/tools/pdfs/pos_genet_en.pdf
  6. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal.Dorling Kindersley, London.
  7. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  8. Groning, K. and Saller, M. (1999) Elephants: a Cultural and Natural History.Koneman, Cologne.
  9. Eltringham, S.K. (1997) The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Elephants.Salamander Books Ltd, London.
  10. Blake, S. and Inkamba-Nkulu, C. (2004) Fruit, Minerals, and Forest Elephant Trails: Do All Roads Lead to Rome?. Biotropica, 36 (3): 392 - 401.
  11. Cornell Lab of Ornithology – The Elephant Listening Project (February, 2006)
    http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/elephant/ELPFAQ.html
  12. Blanc, J. (2006) Pers. comm.
  13. National Geographic News (September, 2002)
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/08/0824_twoelephants.html
  14. IUCN African Elephant Specialist Group – Regional Strategy for the Conservation of Elephants in Central Africa (February, 2006)
    http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/afesg/tools/pdfs/str_afc0512_fr.pdf
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