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Pachyderm 26: July - December 1998

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

Contents

1 Chair reports / Rapports des Présidents

1 African Rhino Specialist Group - Martin Brooks

3 Rapport du President: Groupe des Specialistes des Rhinos Africains - Martin Brooks

6 Asian Rhino Specialist Group - Mohd Khan bin Momin Khan with Thomas J Foose and Nico J van Strien, Programme Officers

7 Groupe des Specialistes des Rhinos Asiatiques - Mohd Khan bin Momin Khan avec Thomas J Foose et Nico J van Strien, Responsables de Programme

9 African Elephant Specialist Group - Holly T Dublin

11 Groupe des Spécialistes des Eléphants Africains - Holly T Dublin

13 Letter from the Editor

14 Research and Opinion

14 Comparison of Four Different Radio Transmitter Attachments on Black Rhino in Madikwe Game Reserve - Markus Hofmeyr

25 Dedicated Field Staff Continue to Combat Rhino Poaching in Assam - Lucy Vigne and Esmond Martin

40 Lessons from the Introduced Black Rhino Population in Pilanesberg National Park - Keryn Adcock, Hans Bjarne Hansen and Hanne Lindemann

52 The Distribution of Elephants in Northeastern Ghana and Northern Togo - K Okoumassou, RFW Barnes, and MK Sam

61 Elephants, Human Ecology and Environmental Degradation in North-eastern Ghana and Northern Togo - MK Sam, RFW Barnes, and K Okoumassou

69 Mortality Factors and Breeding Performance of Translocated Black Rhinos in Kenya: 1984-1995 - Rob Brett

83 Flood Havoc in Kaziranga - Anwaruddin Choudhury

88 Will New Community Development Projects Help Rhino Conservation in Nepal? - Esmond Martin

100 Conservation Programmes for Sumatran and Javan Rhinos in Indonesia and Malaysia - Thomas J Foose and Nico J van Strien

116 Standardised Body Condition Scoring System for Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) Hans - O Reuter and Keryn Adcock

127 Notes from the Field

123 An Apparent Decline in the Masai Mara Black Rhino Population

123 US Fish and Wildlife Service Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund, Africa Region Update

125 Twin Elephants Born in Addo

126 Book Reviews

126 Rhinos as Game Animals: Proceedings of a Symposium on Rhinos as Game Ranch Animals

126 Rhino Ranching

129 Notice to Contributors

 

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