Member Profile
Shermin de Silva
Planning an expedition into newly charted elephant habitat.
Social Dynamics of Asian elephants
Latest research finds that female Asian elephants have very fluid and dynamic social lives, forming what is termed a ‘fission-fusion’ society. By individually identifying close to 300 animals and closely... More »
About Me
I am Sri Lankan-American. I am interested in direct academic research collaborations on Asian elephant behavioral ecology, vocal communication, and conservation, as well as applied conservation and sustainability.
With the goal of elephant & forest conservation, I am also interested using GIS tools to understand forest-agriculture issues and landscape change.
For more information:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~sdesilva
