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In this chapter we presented the field methods and statistical models used for estimating elephant density and elephant population for different Elephant Reserves of Kerala. The Elephant Census was organized in the four Elephant Reserves of Kerala State during 2005 and 2007 by the Kerala State Forest and Wildlife Department.
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Sivaram, M., Ramachandran, K.K., Jayson, E.A., Nair, P.V. (2018). Statistical Techniques for Estimating the Abundance of Asiatic Elephants Based on Dung Piles. In: Sivaperuman, C., Venkataraman, K. (eds) Indian Hotspots . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6605-4_19
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