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The Amboseli ElephantsA Long-Term Perspective on a Long-Lived Mammal$
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The Amboseli Elephants: A Long-Term Perspective on a Long-Lived Mammal

Cynthia J. Moss, Harvey Croze, and Phyllis C. Lee

Print publication date: 2011

Print ISBN-13: 9780226542232

Published to Chicago Scholarship Online: February 2013

DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226542263.001.0001

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The Maasai-Elephant Relationship: The Evolution and Influence of Culture, Land Use, and Attitudes

The Maasai-Elephant Relationship: The Evolution and Influence of Culture, Land Use, and Attitudes

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The Amboseli Elephants
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Christine Browne-Nuñez

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University of Chicago Press
DOI:10.7208/chicago/9780226542263.003.0019

As the Amboseli landscape has evolved over time, so has the relationship between elephants and the Maasai. Understanding the dynamics of their interactions is critical to conserving the Amboseli elephants and ensuring the well-being of the human population with whom they coexist. This chapter considers the Maasai–elephant relationship by examining the attitudes and behaviors of the Maasai toward elephants over time. To do so, it reviews historical accounts of early European travelers through Maasai land, discusses the results of recent attitudinal research in the Amboseli ecosystem, and evaluates the notion of the Maasai as conservationists. The chapter considers the importance of culture, livelihood activities, conservation interventions, and land-use change in determining the future of the Maasai–elephant relationship in Amboseli.

Keywords:   Maasai–elephant relationship, land use, Amboseli elephants, Amboseli landscape, Amboseli ecosystem, conservation

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