Erratum: Being stressed outside the park-conservation of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Namibia.

Eivin Røskaft,Craig R Jackson,Louis Hunninck,Werner Killian,Frode Fossøy,Kenneth Uiseb,Rupert Palme,Roel May,Iris H Ringstad

doi:10.1093/conphys/cox080

Abstract

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cox067.][This corrects the article DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cox067.].

Highlights

In many parts of Africa, wildlife populations and the human communities living alongside them often compete over land and the natural resources therein
We investigated elephant stress levels in relation to their land use, their protection status, comparing elephants within Etosha National Park in Namibia with elephants residing outside the park
Mean concentrations of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (fGCM) were significantly higher (51%) in elephants sampled outside Etosha National Park (ENP) than those sampled inside the protected area (Table 1, Fig. 2)

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In many parts of Africa, wildlife populations and the human communities living alongside them often compete over land and the natural resources therein. This often results in harmful interactions between them and can result in, among other, loss of crops or physical injuries (Madden, 2004; Sarker, 2010). As an ecologically important species influencing ecosystem structure and function, as well as being a flagship species used to promote conservation efforts internationally.

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