Elephant Listening Project @ The Cornell Lab

2/2 But some moments require calves to be more on guard, especially when those pesky larger males are around! For some like this calf here, swiftly moving further away with mom can solve that problem so they can return to addressing what’s most bothersome - those pesky itches!

1/2 Nightlife at #DzangaBai can be interesting for a young #forestelephant calf. Some moments may be calmer, allowing #elephant calves to bask in the good feelings of using mom as a scratching post or as a body to lean on when peacefully falling into sleepier moments...

New position open with WWF at our Dzanga Bai Forest Elephant Project in the Central African Republic. ngojobsinafrica.com/job/technical-…

Healthy forests can be sustainably productive. Through non-linear harvesting and controlled hunting, forests can provide abundance, and intact national parks can become a major tourism asset, providing long-term income to nearby communities.#InternationalForestDay

The Goal: Further our understanding of communication between African Forest #Elephants🌴🐘 The Players: plenty of elephants, @ana_verahrami + fellow @ElephantRumbles researchers, local CAF volunteers/experts & TruPulse® laser rangefinders🧐 The story: tinyurl.com/2p8r3824

With 50 hidden microphones in the rainforest of the #RepublicOfCongo, @ElephantRumbles has been eavesdropping on the resident #elephants—and then found a way to help other #conservation teams. ow.ly/5lPL50Hs5LO #Africa #animals #science #MIP2021

Join our efforts to achieve a world where elephants may thrive at elephantlisteningproject.org.

Happy #WorldElephantDay! Forest #elephants, an important keystone species, are facing rapid extinction from threats like poaching. Our research & monitoring programs help inform conservation initiatives so we can protect this magnificent species & the magical places they reside.

Our new research shows how humans impact older and younger elephants differently, and how that affects when #elephant populations grow or decline. The work compiles two decades of data from following known individuals in Samburu #Kenya. Open access link: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

"Despite elephants being the largest animals on land, I have always marveled at how effortlessly and silently they are able to move through the forest." For #WorldElephantDay, a special Instagram takeover with Sean Brogan of @wcs_congo. Check out our page.

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This is an example of Tail-Swatting: Two males are Standing by our car studying us and interacting in a playful way with one another and Leaning against one another. In this clip the male in front Tail-Swats the male behind, who gently Tusks him. #TheElephantEthogram

#TheElephantEthogram describes over 500 behaviors - this is an example of a Nasal-Throb: a throbbing or fluttering movement in the forehead of an elephant at the position where the nasal passages enter the skull which occurs when air is pulsating through the nasal passages.

#DYK: Cornell Lab’s Center for Conservation Bioacoustics conducts a range of terrestrial, aquatic & marine bioacoustics research - including, seals, whales & elephants - to inform conservation efforts? #WorldWildlifeDay @listenforwhales 📸:@ana_verahrami birds.cornell.edu/ccb/

Counting #elephants can be hard! With >100 elephants at #DzangaBai some nights, counting can get pretty chaotic as the elephants move about, negotiating over pits and trying to keep track of family members. Here’s a thermal camera time-lapse of just 10 minutes at this busy bai!

Much like humans, elephants continue to display some of the same behaviors they learned & enjoyed during childhood well into adulthood! Watch below as two calves enjoy playing around with their resourceful noodles & two grown elephants do the same #elephants #babyanimal #trunking

Thank you @Mongabay for a fantastic and richly detailed article on our recent paper - "With a drastic decline in tropical fruit, Gabon’s rainforest mega-gardeners go hungry" news.mongabay.com/2020/10/with-a…

My TEDx talk on how conservation is critical to stop future COVID 19 like disease emergence is posted! Take a look: youtube.com/watch?v=7H5O1a…

Happy #Batweek! We celebrate #bats, in all their diversity, and what they bring to #ecosystems. Here are singing fruit bats from #LacTele, by @ben_j_evans. Learn more about bats on wcsbats.ca, @TheWCS program dedicated to bats #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Congo

Did you know that October 24th was #WorldFishMigrationDay? Learn more about the importance of fish migration for biodiversity: bit.ly/3lJs750, and follow a workshop focused on Africa: bit.ly/3lDXg9K @fishmigration Pic: the Motaba river #Congo ©JP.Sagette @TheWCS