This survey of the elephant population used line transects and the dung count method, and was carried out from August 2011 to October 2012. The Batanga area is found just to the east side of the Lac Tele Community Reserve.
Source:Iyenguet, F.C., Madzoke, B., Twagirashyaka, F., Maisels, F., Strindberg, S., Bomomo, V. and Elondza, D.E. (2012). 'Great Ape Conservation and Monitoring in the Lac Tele Landscape'. Congo: Wildlife Conservation Society, Congo Program.