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Cover: A savannah elephant in a montane forest of the Udzungwa Mountains,Tanzania. Photo: Michele Menegon.


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Pachyderm 46: July - December 2009

Journal of the African Elephant, African Rhino and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups

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Contents

1 Chair reports/Rapports des Présidents

1 African Elephant Specialist Group report/Rapport du Groupe Spécialiste des Eléphants d’Afrique - Holly T. Dublin

7 African Rhino Specialist Group report/Rapport du Groupe Spécialiste des Rhinos d’Afrique - Martin Brooks

14 Asian Rhino Specialist Group report/Rapport du Groupe Spécialiste des Rhinos d’Asie - Bibhab K. Talukdar

18 Research

18 Assessment of habitat change and threats to the greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, using multi-temporal satellite data - Pranjit Kumar Sarma, Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, Kiranmay Sarma, Mrigen Barua

25 Rhino poaching in Assam: challenges and opportunities - Esmond Martin, Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, Lucy Vigne

35 Portugal’s long association with African ivory - Esmond and Chryssee Martin

47 Field notes

47 Using dung bolus diameter for age estimation in an unstudied elephant population in Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania - Katarzyna Nowak, Trevor Jones, Phyllis C. Lee

53 MIKE-ETIS updates

53 ETIS update number two: Progress in the implementation of the Elephant Trade Information System - Tom Milliken and Louisa Sangalakula

56 Wildlife management data needs assessment workshop for Southern African Range States - Russell Taylor and Tapera Chimuti

66 Status of elephant population in Bangassou MIKE site, Central African Republic - Sébastien Luhunu and Martha Bechem

69 Sapo Forest survey: progress, challenges and lessons learnt - Massalatchi M. Sani and Yaw Boafo

72 Guidelines for contributors

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