Figure 1.
Study elephant with satellite tracking collar (Photo J Holland).
Figure 2.
Study area and daily locations of study elephant.
Map of KNP, South Africa showing the locations of daily GPS fixes from the study animal obtained from September 2003 to July 2008.
Figure 3.
Average monthly occupancy rates.
The average monthly occupancy of the study elephant within Kruger National and Sabi Sand Parks compared to average monthly temperature (°C) and rainfall (mm) from September 2003 to July 2008.
Figure 4.
Average monthly distance and minimum temperature.
Distance is based on a single GPS location taken at noon each day and average minimum temperature for the period 1960–1990 from the Skukuza weather station.
Table 1.
Dominant tree and grass species identified in vegetation transect through elephant home ranges in Kruger National and Sabi Sand Parks (June 2007) 1, 2.
Figure 5.
Observed and random location distances from water sources.
Random points were generated within the 95% MCP for the KNP and SSR home ranges. For both observed elephant locations and random points, the distance to the nearest water, either waterhole or river, was calculated.
Table 2.
Park and corridor usage of SSR and KNP.