SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE MOVEMENTS AND HOME-RANGE OF ELEPHANTS IN WAZA-NATIONAL-PARK, CAMEROON

Authors
TCHAMBA MN BAUER H HUNIA A DEIONGH HH PLANTON H
Citation
Mn. Tchamba et al., SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE MOVEMENTS AND HOME-RANGE OF ELEPHANTS IN WAZA-NATIONAL-PARK, CAMEROON, Mammalia, 58(4), 1994, pp. 527-533
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Mammalia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00251461
Volume
58
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
527 - 533
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-1461(1994)58:4<527:SOOTMA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The movement patterns and home range of elephants in the Waza National Park are discussed. Home range size varied from 785 to 2 534 km2. One elephant moved up to 100 km away from Waza N.P., towards Kalamaloue N ational Park. The second elephant stayed in Waza N.P. throughout the s tudy period. This study supports the hypothesis that the Waza elephant population is divided into at least two sub-populations or clans: the resident sub-population and the northern sub-population which migrate s between Kalamaloue and Waza N.P.