GAJAH - 44 44

Gajah 44 presents one peer-reviewed article, two research articles and six short communications. Five articles are about elephants in India, two from Sri Lanka, and Malaysia and Myanmar are represented by one publication each. Four papers deal with health issues of Asian elephants. Gajah 44 (2016) Editorial Notes from the Chair IUCN SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group Letter of Apology Research Article - Peer-reviewed Short-term variation in sex ratio estimates of Asian elephants due to space use differences between the sexes Manan Gupta, Shruthi Ravindranath, Deepika Prasad & T. N. C. Vidya Research Articles A qualitative analysis of the main threats to Asian elephant conservation Lee Ee Ling, Mariani Arif n & Latifah Abd Manaf Diet component estimation in Asian elephants by microhistological faecal analysis P. Ferando, L. K. A. Jayasinghe, R. A. R. Perera, V. Weeratunga, S. W. Kotagama & J. Pastorini Can a wild Asian elephant change its interaction patterns with humans? Jean-Philippe Puyravaud, Shanti Puyravaud & Priya Davidar Human-elephant con ict in Baripada Forest Division, Odisha, India Nimain C. Palei, & L. A. K. Singh Surgical treatment of a cervico-vaginal prolapse in an elephant in Myanmar Zaw Min Oo et al. Short Communications Morphology and prevalence of the louse Haematomyzus elephantis in captive Asian elephants in Sri Lanka H. V. Waruna Suranga, Ashoka Dangolla, Chandana Rajapakshe & R. P. V. Jayantha Rajapakse Tibio bular fracture and its management in an Asian elephant calf Jayakrushna Das, Sidhartha Sankar Behera & Niranjan Sahoo Direct application of magnesium sulphate in treating foot and nail abscesses in Asian elephants Rinku Gohain News and Briefs Elephant Conservation Group (ECG) workshop report Recent publications on Asian elephants News briefs Asian Elephant Specialist Group Convention