Von Hagen, Lynn https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6991-6418
Schulte, Bruce A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3040-9707
Dunning, Kelly
Steury, Todd D. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6754-8319
Githiru, Mwangi
Zohdy, Sarah https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-0567
Lepczyk, Christopher A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5316-3159
Funding for this research was provided by:
Auburn University
The International Elephant Foundation
The Elephant Manager's Association
Richard Lounsbery Foundation
Western Kentucky University
The Earthwatch Institute
Article History
Accepted: 21 June 2023
First Online: 14 July 2023
Declarations
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: Prior to administration, the survey was reviewed and approved by Auburn University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) committee (Protocol no. 20–440 EX 2009) in the U.S. and Strathmore University’s Institutional Ethics Review Committee (Approval no. SUIERC0877/20) in Kenya. An informed consent document was administered to participants prior to taking the survey. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable standards.
: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.