Impact of land use and illegal human activities on the spatio-temporal distribution of Loxodonta africana (Cuvier, 1825) during the dry season in Arly National Park in Burkina Faso

This study aimed to determine the impact of land use and illegal activities on elephant distributions in 2003, 2015, 2021. Geospatial data inclusion satellite images different characteristics were used as well aerial count animals along linear transects varying widths. Using ArcMap 10.8, we laid grilles 100 km 2 covering entire area. We performed clipping display estimate area elephant’s occupancy each grid. As such, able number elephants Correlation analysis understand relationships between elephants’ land-use units activities. The identified were: rainfed crop, gallery forest, Wooded savanna, shrubby grass water surface. Of variables studied, only annual savanna significantly correlated with numbers. Annual crop negatively numbers, while forest positively abundance. These results confirmed that water, forage serenity are main factors explain distribution protected areas.