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Published online 21 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030317-10

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Elephants sounded out

Network of listening stations could aid elephant conservation.

You can count elephants with sound, researchers have found. A network of listening stations might help to census elusive forest elephants by recording their calls.

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