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Pachyderm 47: January - June 2010

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

15 Asian Rhino Specialist Group report/Rapport du Groupe Spécialiste des Rhinos d’Asie - Bibhab Kumar Talukdar

18 Research

18 Elephants and riparian woodland changes in the Linyanti region, northern Botswana - Gabriella Teren, Norman Owen-Smith

26 Russia’s mammoth ivory industry expands: what effect on elephants? - Esmond Martin, Chryssee Martin

36 État des maraudes et des dégâts de cultures liés aux éléphants à l’ouest du secteur de Djouroutou dans le sud-ouest du Parc National de Taï
(Côte d’Ivoire) - F.A. Ouattara, O. Soulemane, A. Nandjui, E.J. Tondoh

45 Consumer demand for ivory in Japan declines - Lucy Vigne, Esmond Martin

55 Management

55 The effect of removing a dividing fence between two populations of black rhinos - F.J. Patton, M.S Mulama, S. Mutisya, P.E. Campbell

59 Black rhino conservation in Tanzania: translocation efforts and further challenges - Robert D. Fyumagwa, Julius W. Nyahongo

66 The colonization of a new area in the first six months following ‘same-day’ free release translocation of black rhinos in Kenya - F.J. Patton, M.S. Mulama, S. Mutisya, P.E. Campbell

80 An easy-to-use capsicum delivery system for crop-raiding elephants in Zimbabwe: preliminary results of a field test in Hwange National Park - Sébastien Le Bel, Russell Taylor, Mike Lagrange, Onias Ndoro, Marc Barra, Hillary Madzikanda

90 Note

90 Report: Seventh Meeting of the IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group - Diane Skinner

93 Field note

93 Preliminary behaviour observations of the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) based on video trap surveys in Ujung Kulon National Park - Adhi R. Hariyadi, Ridwan Setiawan, Daryan, Asep Yayus, Hendra Purnama

100 Rhino note

100 The Rhino Resource Center - Kees Rookmaaker

102 MIKE–ETIS updates

102 ETIS update number three: Progress in the implementation of the Elephant Trade Information System - Tom Milliken, Louisa Sangalakula

107 MIKE and elephants at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP15; Doha, 13–25 March 2010) - Tom De Meulenaer

111 Elephant surveys in Central African forests - Martha Bechem, Sébastien Luhunu

115 Challenges in implementing MIST (Management Information System) in Central Africa - Sébastien Luhunu, Martha Bechem

118 Aerial surveys of Murchison Falls Protected Area, Uganda, March 2010 - Aggrey Rwetsiba, Edison Nuwamanya

124 Book review

124 From the Jungle to Kathmandu: Horn and Tusk Trade by Esmond Bradley Martin - Kees Rookmaaker

125 Guidelines for contributors

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