Publication: The elephant at the dump: how does garbage consumption impact Asian elephants?
The elephant at the dump: how does garbage consumption impact Asian elephants?
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Liyanage, D. J., Fernando, P., Dayawansa, P. N., Janaka, H. K., & Pastorini, J. (2021). The elephant at the dump: how does garbage consumption impact Asian elephants? Mammalian Biology : Zeitschrift Für Säugetierkunde, 101(6), 1089–1097. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00114-5
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We studied garbage consumption by Asian elephants at the Uddakandara garbage dump in southern Sri Lanka. Garbage at the dump was classified under six categories and quantified using a grid overlay. Elephants visiting the dump were individually identified by morphological criteria and items and quantities consumed by them were determined by focal animal sampling. Dung of elephants that did not consume garbage and those from the dump were compared quantitatively and dung constituents assessed by washing through three layered sieves. A t
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- Liyanage, Dulmini J
- Fernando, Prithiviraj
- Dayawansa, P Nihal
- Janaka, H K
- Pastorini, Jennifer
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Liyanage, D. J., Fernando, P., Dayawansa, P. N., Janaka, H. K., & Pastorini, J. (2021). The elephant at the dump: how does garbage consumption impact Asian elephants? Mammalian Biology : Zeitschrift Für Säugetierkunde, 101(6), 1089–1097. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00114-5
