Skip To Main Content
Wittemyer George on Muck Rack

Wittemyer George

Fort Collins
As seen in: Color Research & Application, PLOS Biology, Agenda (World Economic Forum), Changing America, The Conversation, Phys.org, Science Magazine, International Business Times (U.K.), Cell Press, Inverse and
Scientific Director Save the Elephants and Prof in Dept. of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology at CSU
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with Wittemyer

Contact Wittemyer, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

Africa’s elephants have been in dramatic decline for 50 years. What can be done to save them?

|
By George Wittemyer, Wittemyer George
| Adventure.com
Firstly, public-private partnerships in protected area management should be considered. In many countries, there’s not enough management capacity, leading to ‘paper’ parks. These are parks that are legally gazetted but in fact are not functional. Institutional partnerships between relevant government departments and the private sector—non-governmental organizations focused on conservation—can uplift management efforts. This can also drive progress towards economic sustainability of protected areas.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Les éléphants d'Afrique en déclin alarmant depuis 50 ans : une nouvelle étude révèle comment les sauver

|
By George Wittemyer, Wittemyer George
| The Conversation Verified
Le recensement des éléphants est un travail difficile et risqué. Des biologistes dévoués accomplissent cette tâche difficile à travers l'Afrique depuis des décennies. Les recensements systématiques ont commencé à la fin des années 1960, mais ils ont été sporadiques, car l'accès aux zones reculées nécessite une planification logistique, un financement et des équipes bien formées.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Africa’s elephants have been in dramatic decline for 50 years. What can be done to save them - new study Original

|
By George Wittemyer, Wittemyer George
| The Conversation Verified
Surveying elephants is hard, risky work. Dedicated biologists have been doing this challenging task across Africa for decades. Systematic surveying started in the late 1960s but has been sporadic, as access to remote areas takes logistical planning, funding and well-trained teams. Surveys can easily be derailed by civil unrest or lack of available survey teams. Consequently, the information on the numbers of elephants across Africa is spotty.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (14) Issue with article?
See all 50 articles