Alexander Mossbrucker

Alexander Mossbrucker

Dr. Alexander Markus Mossbrucker is a German-born conservationist with close to 20 years of experience in Asian elephant conservation and research. He studied biology in Germany (Hamburg, Konstanz, Freiburg) and forestry in Indonesia (Yogyakarta). Alex is the founder and president of the Sumatran Elephant Conservation Initiative (SECI) and serves as Program Manager for the International Elephant Project (IEP). In this role, he coordinates elephant conservation projects with local partners across several Asian countries, focusing particularly on Sumatra and Sri Lanka.

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In his new book Island Elephants: The Giants of Sumatra, Alex offers a rare insight into the Critically Endangered Sumatran elephant and the urgent steps being taken to secure its future in the wild.
Download free PDF of the Indonesian version.
Mossbrucker, A. M. 2021 "Island Elephants. The Giants of Sumatra". Paperback Edition, 219 p. International Elephant Project 2021

Sumatran Mammals - a practical field guide for identifying Sumatra’s most commonly photographed mammals. Based on both actual camera trap images and colour illustrations, 43 mammal species are described in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
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Moßbrucker, A. M. 2020. “Sumatran Mammals: Photographs from Camera Traps in the Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape”. Frankfurt Zoological Society, Jambi, Indonesia.

Selected Publications

Mossbrucker, A. M et al. 2020, "Otter Civet Cynogale bennettii and other small carnivores recorded in the Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape, Sumatra, Indonesia", Small Carnivore Conservation, 58.

Moßbrucker, A. M. et al. 2016, "AKDEc home range size and habitat selection of Sumatran elephants.", Wildlife Research, 43(7), 566–75.

Moßbrucker, A. M. et al. 2016, "Modeling the Fate of Sumatran Elephants in Bukit Tigapuluh, Indonesia: Research Needs & Implications for Population Management", Journal of Forestry Science, 10(1), 5–18.

Moßbrucker, A. M. et al. 2015, "Non-invasive genotyping of Sumatran elephants: Implications for conservation", Tropical Conservation Science, 8(3).

Moßbrucker A.M. (2009). Zum Status des Sumatra Elefanten im Landschaftsraum Bukit Tigapuluh, Sumatra, Indonesien. Diplomarbeit, Universität Freiburg, Deutschland.

Alexander Mossbrucker

BOOKS

Selected Publications