Learning Resouces
Articles
- The article Elephant Sense and Sociality describes the social dynamics and bonds amongst elephants.
Films
- Gods in Shackles: By Sangita Iyer, an award-winning filmmaker. Describes the mistreatment of elephants.
Books
- H. Byju: A conservationist whose book Matriarch: Autobiography of an Elephant focus on migratory pathways and the critical role of the matriarch in navigating landscapes.
- Right of Passage is a critical resource documenting elephant corridors across India, co-edited by Vivek Menon, founder of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).
- By Cynthia J. Moss: Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family is an eye-opening account of the lives and relationships of elephants in the wild in Kenya.
- Elephant Don: The Politics of a Pachyderm Posse by Caitlin O'Connell describes the social world of elephants.
- By Raman Sukumar: Elephant Days and Nights: Ten Years with the Indian Elephant. Raman Sukumar is a leading naturalist and a key member of "Project Elephant," a plan set up by the Indian government to protect the elephant along the lines of "Project Tiger." This book is a highly readable account of his experiences during ten years of research on the Indian elephant.