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Cover: The Forest Department of West Bengal, India, has trained a number of women living in the areas sorrounding Gorumara National Park to weave jute handicrafts to sell to tourists, one of several activities to support the villagers. Lucy Vigne


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Pachyderm 51: January - June 2012

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

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Contents

1 Chair reports

1 African Elephant Specialist Group Chair report / Rapport du Groupe Spécialiste des Eléphants d'Afrique - Holly Dublin

10 African Rhino Specialist Group Chair report / Rapport du Groupe Spécialiste des Rhinos d'Afrique - Mike Knight

22 Asian Rhino Specialist Group report / Rapport du Groupe Spécialiste des Rhinos d'Afrique - Bibhab Kumar Talukdar

27 Research

27 Succesful rhino conservation continues in West Bengal, India - Esmond Martin, Lucy Vigne

38 Assessment of habitat utilization pattern of rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Orang National Park, Assam, India - Pranjit Kumar Sarma, B.S. Mipun, Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, Hilloljyoti Singha, Ajit Kumar Basumatary, Arup Kumar Das, Ankita Sarkar and B.C. Hazarika

45 Unusual mortalities of the eastern black rhinoceros(Diceros bicornis michael) due to clostridial enterotoxaemia in Ol Jogi Pyramid Sanctuary, Kenya - David Ndeereh, Benson Okita-Ouma, Jamie Gaymer, Mathew Mutinda and Francis Gakuya

52 Management

52 A proposed framework for short-, medium- and long-term responses by range and consumer States to curb poaching for African rhino horn - Sam M. Ferreira and Benson Okita-Ouma

60 Review

60 Lessons from 15 years of human–elephant conflict mitigation: Management considerations involving biological, physical and governance issues in Africa - Richard Hoare

75 Notes

75 Impact of cattle on elephant use of key dry-season water in the Gourma of Mali - Susan Canney and Nomba Ganame

78 Selous Game Reserve–Indian Ocean elephant corridors: A perspective from Kilwa District - Cyprian Malima

81 Obituary

81 Yaw Boafo - Richard Barnes

83 MIKE-ETIS updates

83 CITES-MIKE update/Mise à jour de la CITES-MIKE - Julian Blanc

89 Progress in the implementation of the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS)/Mise à jour ETIS numéro six: Les progrès réalisés dans la mise en oeuvre du Système d’Information sur le trafic d’Eléphants (ETIS) - Tom Milliken, Louisa Sangalakula

94 Book review

94 Book review - Dan Stiles

97 More Pachyderm memories

97 Elephant memories - Richard Hoare and Loki Osborn

98 Elephant portraits - Richard Hoare and Sian Brown

98 Elephant adventures - Richard Hoare and Daniel Rosengren

101 Photo identification from Pachyderm 50

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