Correction to “Release From Captivity Allows African Savannah Elephant Movement Patterns to Converge With Those of Wild and Rehabilitated Conspecifics”

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Abstract

In the results section:1. Caption of Figure 3 text "Seasonal mean daily displacement of African savannah elephants of different elephant groups collared in Abu Private Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana, before and after releasing captive elephants.The distance between the coordinates of GPS fixes recorded at 1800 h on consecutive days of an elephant was used to calculate the daily displacement" is incorrect and should read "Seasonal mean 30-min distances moved by African savannah elephants of different elephant groups divided by (top) diurnal and (bottom) nocturnal, collared in Abu Private Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana, before and after releasing captive elephants.The diurnal movements were recorded from 0600 h to 1730 h, while the nocturnal movements were recorded from 1800 h to 0530 h.NB: The y axes of the two graphs are on different scales."2. Figure 4 is incorrect.The correct figure is displayed below:

Fields of Study & Subjects

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Rangeland and Wildlife Management Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Publication details

Journal / source
Ecology and Evolution
Volume
16
Issue
1
Pages
e72993–e72993
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN