Cover: "Pachyderms" a steelplate engraving by James Hope Stewart (1789-1856), probably first published in the 1868 edition of Oliver Goldsmith's A History of the Earth and Animated Nature (London: Blackie), though regularly found as a loose print. Here Stewart combined the hippopotamus, Malay tapir and Indian rhinoceros with the two-horned African rhinoceros (top left) and the "Muchoco white rhinoceros" (top middle). This is the only known example where the white rhinoceros is actually coloured as its name suggests. (Private collection of Kees Rookmaaker)

Pachyderm 34: January - June 2003

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

Contents

1 Chair reports / Rapports des Présidents

1 African Elephant Specialist Group / Groupe des Spécialistes des Eléphants d'Afrique - Holly T. Dublin

8 African Rhino Specialist Group / Groupe des Spécialistes des Rhinos d'Afrique - Martin Brooks

11 Asian Rhino Specialist Group / Groupe des Spécialistes des Rhinos d'Asie Mohd Khan bin Momin Khan with Thomas J. Foose and Nico van Strien

13 Research

13 The elephants (Loxodonta africana) of Gash-Barka, Eritrea: Part 1. Historical perspective and related findings - Yohannes Hagos, Yohannes Yacob,Medhanie Ghebrehiwet and Jeheskel Shoshani

24 The status of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis ) on private land in South Africa in 2001 - Anthony J. Hall-Martin and J.Guy Castley

33 The status of the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) on private land in South Africa in 2001 - J. Guy Castley and Anthony J. Hall-Martin

45 Les éléphants du Parc National des Virunga au travers la guerre en République Démocratique du Congo - Claude Sikubwabo and Leonard Mubalama

53 Preliminary results on movements of a radio-collared elephant in Lobeke National Park, south-east Cameroon - Leonard Usongo

59 Importance of anti-poaching measures towards successful conservation and protection of rhinos and elephants, north-eastern India - Bibhab Kumar Talukdar

66 Elephant poaching and ivory trafficking in African tropical forests with special reference to the Republic of Congo - Tom Nishihara

75 Trade in rhino horn from eastern Africa to Yemen - Esmond Martin and Lucy Vigne

88 Opinion

88 Why the name of the white rhinoceros is not appropriate - Kees Rookmaaker

94 Notes from the African Rhino Specialist Group

94 Workshop proceedings on the biological management of the black rhino now available online - Richard H. Emslie

94 Black rhinos reintroduced to North Luangwa National Park, Zambia - George H. Kampamba

95 Update on the status of Botswana’s rhino populations - Mercy Masedi

96 The SADC Rhino Recovery Group is established - Roy Bhima

99 New RHINO 2.0 population estimation software scheduled for release - Richard H. Emslie, Rajan Amin and Kevin Davey

101 Notes

101 Rhino Resource Center - Kees Rookmaaker

102 Rhinos in Chitwan - Pralad Yonzo

103 North-west Namibian desert-dwelling elephant project - The Namibian Elephant and Giraffe Trust

104 Fonds pour des petites subventions du Groupe de Spécialistes de l'Eléphant d'Afrique

107 Guidelines for contributors