Start Date
21-4-2021 1:25 PM
End Date
21-4-2021 1:34 PM
Description
Our team is identifying individual elephants in the Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya to support elephant conservation, inform population monitoring,and develop population estimates. Were searched the ecological roles, histories and interactions of the African elephant and learned how to apply the SEEK method to identify these animals. We will address how to use the SEEK method, the importance of conservation, and creatinga database for these individuals based on the SEEK method using "elephantbook", a platform that allows users to apply SEEK codes to individual elephants.
Publication Title
Conference Proceedings for The 3rd Global Virtual Conference of the Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education
Recommended Citation
Casini Ropa, Angie; Myer, Sam; Rakes, Miranda; Renfro, Joel; Steffen, Kristin; Viders, Sarah; and Von Sprecken, Emma, "Session 1G Identifying Elephants in Maasai Mara using the SEEK Method" (2021). The Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education. 32.
https://doi.org/10.37099/mtu.dc.yeah-conference/april2021/all-events/32
Session 1G Identifying Elephants in Maasai Mara using the SEEK Method
Our team is identifying individual elephants in the Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya to support elephant conservation, inform population monitoring,and develop population estimates. Were searched the ecological roles, histories and interactions of the African elephant and learned how to apply the SEEK method to identify these animals. We will address how to use the SEEK method, the importance of conservation, and creatinga database for these individuals based on the SEEK method using "elephantbook", a platform that allows users to apply SEEK codes to individual elephants.
Comments
Presented at the 3rd International Conference of the YEAH
SDG Theme: SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, & Infrastructure, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities, SDG 15 - Life on Land