A Study of the Population Ecology of Asian Elephants in using the Logistic Growth Model

Abstract

India is home to almost 60 percent of the world's Asian elephant population. However, with fewer than 52,000 Asian elephants left, they are listed as endangered species on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List. As keystone species, elephants are vital in maintaining ecosystem balance and require careful management. Estimating the population of these endangered animals in India is challenging due to limited resources. The optimal approach to model the population of Asian elephants in India using available data is the logistic model. This model will provide the population count of Asian elephants in India and help establish the boundaries caused by the assumptions of the logistic model. Significantly, it will also help predict whether the population of Asian elephants in India has stabilized or is likely to do so, shedding light on the efforts taken by the Indian authorities in the past decades.