We had several volunteers who were in charge of Elephant Impact Monitoring because it is a big job. There are many elephants and they need to be observed carefully to find and document distinguishing marks like holes or tears in their ears, bumps, scars or irregular tusks. Their movement and range are monitored to determine the impact on the local vegetation and habitat.
hole in the ear
keyhole cut-out in ear
We each had field note books with outlines of elephant heads which we used to transcribe identifying traits as well as the sex and approximate age of the elephants we observed.
Elephant identifications on the wall in the dining room.
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