Conservation and Management Strategy for the Elephant in Kenya

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LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
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xxv, Plan-at-a-glance structure of the
2011-2020 Elephant Conservation and
Management Strategy.
Page 7, Total estimates for elephant numbers
in Kenya in different reliability categories
1995–2006 ((Af ESG reports). KWS– internal
estimates indicate that there are about 35,000
elephants in the country in 2010 (not verified
by Af ESG at date of publication).
Page 8, Total counts Tsavo (1988-2008).
Page 8, Known population Amboseli
(1979-2007).
Page 8, Total counts Meru (1990-2006).
Page 8, Total counts Mara (1984-2007).
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Page 4-5, Summary of elephant population
estimates from 1995 to 2006 (from Af ESG
reports, data rearranged by KWS Conservation
Areas).
Page 6, Summary of the most up-to-date
elephant population estimates (from KWS).
Page 11, Areas of elephant range in Kenya,
surveyed/assessed and un-assessed, in Known
and Possible Categories (from Af ESG reports).
Page 25, Threat categories - poaching/illegal
killing and habitat degradation.
Page 27-28, Threat categories - habitat loss,
fragmentation, encroachment, poor land use
policy, negative attitudes, climate uncertainty,
insecurity and inadequate resources.
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Page 8, Total counts Samburu/Laikipia
(1992-2008).
Page 9, The proportion of illegally killed
elephants (PIKE; dark portion of columns)
contrasted with other causes of elephant
mortality (white portion of columns).
Page 10, The proportion of illegally killed
elephants through poaching (dark portion
of columns) contrasted with illegally killed
elephants through HEC (white portion of
columns).
Page 10, The proportion of illegally killed
elephants (PIKE; dark portion of columns)
contrasted with other causes of elephant
mortality (white portion of columns) in
different regions of Kenya over the period
2000-2009. Western and Eastern regions were
excluded as they had incomplete dataset.
Page 13, Map of elephant range in Kenya as of
2006, from African Elephant Status Report
(Blanc et al., 2007). Boundaries of KWS
Conservation Areas have been added.
Page 24, Recovered ivory by Kenya Wildlife
Service armed wing.
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Page 30, Threat categories - habitat change
and loss of resilience in wild rangelands and
inadequate benefits from land use and elephant.
Page 38-39, Protection strategic objective targets,
actions, timelines, actors and indicators
Page 42-43, Population Expansion and Habitat
Management strategic objective targets, actions,
timelines, actors and indicators
Page 45-47, Research and Monitoring for
Management strategic objective targets, actions,
timelines, actors and indicators
Page 49-51, Human Elephant Conflict strategic
objective targets, actions, timelines, actors and
indicators
Page 53-55, Incentives strategic objective targets,
actions, timelines, actors and indicators
Page 57-58, Capacity strategic objective targets,
actions, timelines, actors and indicators
Page 60-62, Coordination and Support strategic
objective targets, actions, timelines, actors and
indicators
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Page 26, Human-wildlife conflict hotspots.
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Page 26, The elephant is the most significant
conflict species in Kenya and causes the
greatest number of conflict cases.
Page 26, Protective and productive Beehive
Fences Lucy King, Save the Elephants.
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Page 26, Chilli based elephant deterrent trials.
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Page 31, Elephants are an essential draw for
tourism
Page 60, The sustained framework for decision
making and information flow through area
level committees to national committees with
involvement of all elephant stakeholders.