caa a22 4500 38804747X CHVBK 20180307125042.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199801 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1046/j.1365-3008.1998.00019.x doi S003060530002977X pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1046/j.1365-3008.1998.00019.x Tracking the movements of translocated elephants in Malaysia using satellite telemetry [Elektronische Daten] Malaysia incurs damage worth millions of dollars annually from elephants feeding in plantations. In response, the Malaysian Wildlife Department has translocated over 392 elephants from plantations into protected areas since 1974. Dense rain forest and steep terrain at the release sites have made it near impossible to follow the movements of the released elephants and evaluate the success of the programme. In October 1995, a translocated female elephant was fitted with a satellite transmitter to determine its post-release movements. By August 1996, the female had moved within a range of 7000 sq km. The movements were erratic initially and covered a large area. They were followed by a shift in location twice, each time covering successively smaller areas. Attempts to locate and follow the female on the ground revealed no evidence that she travelled in a group. A second, male, elephant was equipped with a satellite transmitter in February 1996 and by August 1996, it had moved within a range of 350 sq km. An attempt to locate and follow the male on the ground provided evidence that he was in a group of at least three individuals. The difference in the behaviour of the two elephants, released at exactly the same location, is striking, but additional elephants need to be followed to increase sample size and allow a scientific explanation of the findings. Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1998 Stüwe Michael Convervation & Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, Front Roual, VA 22630, USA. E-mail: mstuewe@sover.net Abdul Jasmi B. Convervation & Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, Front Roual, VA 22630, USA. E-mail: nzpem002@sivm.si.edu Nor Burhanuddin Mohd Department of Wildlife and national Parks, Km 10, Jalan Cheras, 50664 Kula Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: kp@jphltn.sains.my Wemmer Christen M. Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Km 10 Jalan Cheras, 50664 Kula Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: kp@jphltn.sains.my Oryx Cambridge University Press 32/1(1998-01), 68-74 0030-6053 32:1<68 1998 32 ORX https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3008.1998.00019.x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3008.1998.00019.x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stüwe Michael Convervation & Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, Front Roual, VA 22630, USA. E-mail: mstuewe@sover.net NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Abdul Jasmi B. Convervation & Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, Front Roual, VA 22630, USA. E-mail: nzpem002@sivm.si.edu NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nor Burhanuddin Mohd Department of Wildlife and national Parks, Km 10, Jalan Cheras, 50664 Kula Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: kp@jphltn.sains.my NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wemmer Christen M. Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Km 10 Jalan Cheras, 50664 Kula Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: kp@jphltn.sains.my NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Oryx Cambridge University Press 32/1(1998-01), 68-74 0030-6053 32:1<68 1998 32 ORX CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge