GAJAH - 48 48

Gajah 48 presents two research articles, six short communications and three meeting reports. The publications are about wild elephants in India, Malaysia, Bangladesh and captive elephants in Australia, Europe and Myanmar. Editorial Notes from the Chair IUCN SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group Research Article - Peer-Reviewed Gajah 48 (2018) 1 2-3 The elephant who nally crossed the road – signi cant life events re ected in faecal hormone metabolites of a wild Asian elephant 4-11 E. P. Wong, L. Yon, S. L. Walker, A. Solana Mena, J. Wadey, N. Othman, S. Saaban & A. Campos-Arceiz Research Articles Sociological dimensions of human-elephant con ict with trans-boundary herds in northern Bangladesh Anwar Palash, Muntasir Akash & Md. Anwarul Islam 12-19 Short Communications The railway-line fence: A new passive elephant barrier at Bannerghatta National Park, Southern India 20-23 A. Saklani, D. Kumar, A. Gayathri & A. Krishnan Human-elephant con ict in Patheria Hills Reserve Forest along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Northeast India Himangshu Dutta, Hilloljyoti Singha, Biman Kumar Dutta & Panna Deb 24-26 27-29 30-33 34-37 38-39 40-45 46-47 48-49 50-69 70-78 Perceptions of human-elephant con ict around Abhaypur Reserve Forest in Northeast India Animekh Hazarika & Himangshu Dutta Unexpected resting behaviour in a geriatric zoo elephant Christian Schiffmann, Kevin Knibbs, Marcus Clauss, Jon Merrington & Darren Beasley Olfactory cognitive enrichment training for a male Asian elephant Clair Holland Esophageal blockage in a captive Asian elephant Zaw Min Oo, Tin Tun Aung, Myo Min Aung, Nin Nada & Myo Than News and Briefs 9th Meeting of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group Regional Tiger, Asian Rhino and Elephant Veterinary Workshop in Chitwan, Nepal Report on the Sixth Elephant Conservation Group Workshop Recent Publications on Asian Elephants News Briefs