Contents: Preface. 1. Elephants in culture and heritage. 2. Evolution, taxonomy and distribution and Asian elephants. 3. Elephants of Orissa: a case study. 4. Social organisation and population structure. 5. Food plants and the carrying capacity of forests. 6. Migration of elephants and elephant corridors. 7. Man and wild elephant conflict. 8. Elephants in captivity. 9. Laws for protection of elephants and their habitats. 10. Economics of elephant conservation. 11. Planning for management. 12. Epilogue. Appendices. References. Index.