Human–wildlife interactions are of pressing concern for conservation biologists. We show that African elephants are chronically stressed, have smaller group sizes and may have lower calf recruitment outside of a protected area compared to inside. Additionally, this paper discusses some strengths and weaknesses of using faecal hormone analyses in the field.
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