Numbers and Migration of Elephants in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Management Suggestions for the African Elephant

“…Significant changes that occurred to elephant populations and their habitats in the south part of Kabalega Falls National Park (formerly Murchison Falls National Park), including Budongo Forest and other peripheral ranges occupied by elephants, are documented by studies conducted there since 1957 Buechner and Dawkins, 1961;Buechner et al, 1963;Buss and Brooks, 1961;Buss and Savidge, 1966;Buss and Smith, 19667" Laws, 1969a;Laws and Parker, 1968;Laws et al, 1970;Shantz and Turner, 1958).…”

Ivory, Elephants, and Man: A Survey

“…but the scheme was rejected on the popular grounds tnat man cannot improve on nature, despite the success of similar cropping projects in Uganda's national parks (Buechner et al, 1963;Glover, 1963;Petrides, 1978).…”

Environmental Sodium as a Factor in the Behavior and Distribution of African Elephants

“…The elephants are forced to congregate in marshes during the dry season. Their movements are related to rains but do not follow an annual cycle (Buechner et al , 1963).…”