{"id":9754,"date":"2024-10-16T18:08:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T18:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/?page_id=9754"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:46:20","slug":"elephant-listening-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant Listening Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katy Payne on Elephants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bioacoustics researcher Katy Payne is co-founder of the Elephant Listening Project, which uses acoustic methods to study and aid in the conservation of forest elephants in Central Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/213560235?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:93px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer connecting-line \"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1031\" height=\"773\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9759 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-edited.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-edited-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-edited-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-edited-480x360.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1031px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1031\/773;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eavesdropping on Elephants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Elephants use low frequency sounds to communicate. These sounds are mostly below the range of human hearing but we feel them as \u201cpulsations\u201d in the air. In Africa these sounds may travel as far as 10 km and serve to coordinate elephant herds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7e5fce0a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-sound\/\">Why Infrasound Matters<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer connecting-line \"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conservation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Forest elephants are disappearing at a frightening rate. More than 60% were lost in just the recent decade and more than 12,000 are killed each year for their ivory. While the picture is grim, there is considerable hope for forest elephants \u2013 if we make the right decisions&nbsp;<em>now<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7e5fce0a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project-conservation\/\">Our Solutions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Conservation-edited-2-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9764 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Conservation-edited-2-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Conservation-edited-2-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Conservation-edited-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Conservation-edited-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Conservation-edited-2-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Conservation-edited-2.jpg 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/540;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer connecting-line \"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-list card-display card-three \"><ul><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/forest-elephants\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Carissa-IV-V-VI-VII-1920x1272-1-1280x848.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Carissa-IV-V-VI-VII-1920x1272-1-720x477.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Carissa-IV-V-VI-VII-1920x1272-1-1280x848.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Carissa-IV-V-VI-VII-1920x1272-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Carissa-IV-V-VI-VII-1920x1272-1-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Carissa-IV-V-VI-VII-1920x1272-1-480x318.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Carissa-IV-V-VI-VII-1920x1272-1.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/848;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/forest-elephants\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Forest Elephants<\/span><\/a><p>Forest elephants have the best chance of any elephant species to persist with their full range of behaviors and landscape movements because there still are huge expanses of relatively unexploited forest in Central Africa (the second largest tropical forest landscape on earth), and the human population density is relatively sparse and urban.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/research\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Newborn-thermal_16x9Crop-480x270-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/270;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/research\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Elephant Research<\/span><\/a><p>Basic research, and applying what we learn directly to enhance conservation efforts, is a primary focus of the Elephant Listening Project. About equal effort is targeted at gathering new data from the forests of Central Africa, pushing the boundaries of how we can use acoustic monitoring to achieve conservation goals, and building capacity in Central Africa to ensure sustainable conservation into the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/sound\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-1-e1742502036592-1280x517.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-1-e1742502036592-720x291.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-1-e1742502036592-1280x517.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-1-e1742502036592-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-1-e1742502036592-1536x620.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-1-e1742502036592-480x194.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12370794_10156242157300537_1779424955165069269_o-1-e1742502036592.jpg 1907w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/517;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/sound\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Elephant Sound<\/span><\/a><p>Learning about elephants through the unique and diverse sounds they produce.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/conservation\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jan_logs.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jan_logs.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jan_logs-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 485px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 485\/323;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/conservation\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Conservation<\/span><\/a><p>Forest elephants face the threats of poaching for ivory and habitat loss common to other elephants, but they also face increased pressure from hunting for meat, accelerating extraction of natural resources, and little development of an ecotourism industry that could provide alternative value. Together with their slow reproductive rate, these threats raise huge challenges to their conservation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/outreach\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/acousticTeam_cropflip_blur-1-e1729101810951-1280x945.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/acousticTeam_cropflip_blur-1-e1729101810951-720x532.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/acousticTeam_cropflip_blur-1-e1729101810951-1280x945.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/acousticTeam_cropflip_blur-1-e1729101810951-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/acousticTeam_cropflip_blur-1-e1729101810951-480x354.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/acousticTeam_cropflip_blur-1-e1729101810951.jpg 1461w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/945;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/outreach\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Outreach &amp; Building Capacity<\/span><\/a><p>Sustainable conservation will only be achieved through buy-in by regional governments and populations, and a key component of this is a critical mass of committed local conservationists with the skills to do good science and to communicate their enthusiasm for biodiversity conservation to their communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/congo-soundscapes-public-database\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/themes\/birdpress3\/images\/sapsucker-placeholder.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/540;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/congo-soundscapes-public-database\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Congo Soundscapes \u2013 Public Database<\/span><\/a><p>The Goal: expanding understanding of biodiversity through sound Background Many of the most biodiverse ecosystems left on the planet are poorly studied, highly threatened, and in need of information that can be helpful in moving toward better protection and management&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/team\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/themes\/birdpress3\/images\/sapsucker-placeholder.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/540;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/elephant-listening-project\/team\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">The Team<\/span><\/a><p>Current Team Daniela Hedwig Daniela became the director of&nbsp;the Elephant Listening Project in 2021. She is a behavioral and conservation biologist with more than 15 years of experience in in field-based bioacoustic research and conservation efforts in Central Africa. As&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/support\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-content\/themes\/birdpress3\/images\/sapsucker-placeholder.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/540;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/support\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Support<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeking to help conserve the second largest block of rainforest on earth and the biodiversity that it harbors, by focusing on forest elephants as key architects of those forests, and using innovative acoustic tools at the scale of landscapes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":10306,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_birdpress_hero_toggle":true,"_birdpress_hero_type":"image","_birdpress_hero_image_type":"image","_birdpress_hero_style":"textured-glass left","_birdpress_hero_ratio":"","_birdpress_hero_h1":"Forest Elephants \u2013 A Last Chance","_birdpress_hero_media_id":9755,"_birdpress_hero_media_array_id":[],"_birdpress_hero_media_array":[],"_birdpress_hero_media":0,"_birdpress_hero_video_id":0,"_birdpress_hero_video":0,"_birdpress_hero_youtube":"","_birdpress_hero_content":true,"_birdpress_hero_byline":"<strong>Our Goal:<\/strong> We seek to help conserve the second largest block of rainforest on earth and the biodiversity that it harbors, by focusing on forest elephants as key architects of those forests, and using innovative acoustic tools at the scale of landscapes.","_birdpress_hero_byline_bottom":"","_birdpress_hero_button_link":"","_birdpress_hero_button_text":"","_birdpress_hero_button_color":"","_birdpress_hero_date":false,"original_guid":"","_birdpress_hide_search":false,"_birdpress_page_width":"","_birdpress_global_cta":false,"_birdpress_widget_sidebar":"","_birdpress_next_article":0,"_birdpress_next_article_title":"","_birdpress_prev_article":0,"_birdpress_prev_article_title":"","_birdpress_sub_navigation_id":73,"_birdpress_sub_navigation":"ELP","_birdpress_sub_navigation_title":true,"_birdpress_anchor_navigation_id":0,"_birdpress_anchor_navigation":"","_birdpress_postType":"both","_birdpress_categoryID":0,"_birdpress_tagID":0,"_birdpress_parentPostID":0,"_birdpress_parentPostTitle":"","_birdpress_menuID":0,"_birdpress_menuName":"","_birdpress_listHeader":"","_birdpress_listLayout":"card-display","_birdpress_listColumns":"","_birdpress_maxItems":12,"_birdpress_listPaginate":true,"_birdpress_displaySort":true,"_birdpress_sortOrder":"DESC","_birdpress_sortBy":"date","_birdpress_listID":"","_birdpress_listClass":"","_birdpress_displayImages":true,"_birdpress_displayCaptions":false,"_birdpress_displayExcerpts":false,"_birdpress_attTop":"","_birdpress_attBottom":"","_birdpress_showLogos":false,"_birdpress_post_logo":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9754","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/ccb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}