Elephants in Myanmar - Elephant Poaching.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Field in Focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asiatic elephant.

Wildlife trafficking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Smithsonian Institution Press, [date of publication not identified]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists are tracking Asian elephants in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region using GPS collars. Though they set out to understand how elephants use the land, their research has also revealed a troubling rise in poaching. Unlike African elephants, Asian elephants are poached for their skin and eat - making males, females and calves equal targets. Conservation efforts in Myanmar are shifting to stop this urgent threat.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed February 13, 2020).

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