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“A female elephant and her group in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park will be tracked via satellite, state media reported on Monday.” - IOL

“Modern technology may soon come to the aid of farmers living under the constant threat of elephants from Mount Kenya forest.” - allAfrica.com

“Scientists are tracking elephants using satellite collars in Botswana and Tanzania to document their movements and prevent human/elephant conflicts, which can be deadly.” - Newswise

“Dr Stephen Blake has trekked hundreds of miles on foot with pygmies to study Congo forest elephants. He talks to Stuart Coles about these ‘hidden giants” - Telegraph

“Conservationists hope chillies and hi-tech geophones will help protect fields from elephants in Congo Republic, where villagers are fed up with pachyderms eating their crops.” - Reuters AlertNet

“Two more elephants in north Bengal have been fitted with global positioning system (GPS) equipment, bringing the total number in the region to be thus uniquely radio-collared in the country to four.” - The Hindu

“Orissa will soon use the Global Positioning System (GPS) to protect the state’s elephants that are facing serious threat from poachers and human encroachments. By fitting GPS collars on elephants, experts will be able to track their movements, identify encroachments and monitor the movement of poachers too, officials of the Wildlife department said.” - Sify.com

Princenton professors have created a GPS collar to track zebras - GPS stands for Global Position Device so they will be tracking with the aid of satellites. The article mentions that the collar will eventually be used for animals of other sizes such as baboons and elephants. - Daily Princetonian