Protected areas play a crucial role in the conservation and management of wildlife, but land use cover change (LULCC) threatens status protected areas. Sri Lanka has history severe human–elephant conflict (HEC). In last 15 years, recorded highest mortality elephants second-highest human casualties among countries where Asian elephant is native. this study, we conducted whole country analysis ef...

Background: Blood gas and acid base values are very much essential for health assessment disease diagnosis of captive elephants especially when clinical signs were nonspecific other diagnostic techniques may not be available immediate applications. Region specific normal healthy animal profile is valuable in care planning elephants. The aim this study was to assess evolve the baseline reference...

This paper presents a brief overview of the items materia medica harvested from male red deer [Cervus elephas]. The medicinal use stag's antlers and other body parts began in classical times with writings Dioscorides Pliny Elder, relied on legendary vitality, sexual prowess, strength, alexipharmic rejuvenative powers which animal was credited. In early modern wide range organs stags killed form...

BACKGROUND There is evidence that human beings are familiar with use of animals for food, cloth, medicine, etc. since ancient times. Enormous work has been done on ethnobotany and traditional medicine. Like plants, animal and their products are also possessing medicinal properties that can be exploited for the benefit of human beings. In India, many ethnic communities are dispersed all over the...