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Cover: An eastern black rhino, Diceros bicornis michaeli, in the Tsavo West rhino sanctuary, Kenya. Taking a drink at night, it creates ripples in the pool that are reflected on its hide. Photo taken with a flash at about 30 metres in full moon. Photo by Renaud Fulconis.
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Pachyderm 39: July - December 2005
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New! This issue of Pachyderm is available for free download from this site, but if you would like to have your own hard copy, please buy one from our new online shop! The proceeds from your purchase will be used to cover the costs of producing future issues of Pachyderm.
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Journal of the African Elephant, African Rhino and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups
1 Chair reports / Rapports des Présidents
1 African Elephant Specialist Group / Groupe Spécialiste des Eléphants d’Afrique - Holly T. Dublin
10 African Rhino Specialist Group / Groupe Spécialiste des Rhinos d’Afrique- Martin Brooks
13 Asian Rhino Specialist Group / Groupe Spécialiste des Rhinos d’Asie - Nico van Strien
18 Urgent Appeal
19 Research
19 Risk of crop raiding by elephants around the Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana - Richard F.W. Barnes, Emmanuel M. Hema, Awo Nandjui, Mildred Manford, Umaru-Farouk Dubiure, Emmanuel K.A. Danquah, Yaw Boafo
26 Can bees deter elephants from raiding crops? An experiment in the communal lands of Zimbabwe - Malvern Karidozo, Ferrel V. Osborn
33 Elephant-poaching weapons and new experiences from the Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary, Cameroon - Anthony Chifu Nchanji
43 Can African elephants survive and thrive in monostands of Colophospermum mopane woodlands? - D.D. Georgina Lagendijk, W. Fred de Boer, S.E. van Wieren
50 Elephant numbers in Kafue National Park, Zambia - Robert A.R. Guldemond, Emily R. Lehman, Sam M. Ferreira, Rudi J. van Aarde
57 Demography of a confined elephant population and the potential consequence of translocation: the case of Sweetwaters Game Reserve, Kenya - Patrick O. Ogola, Patrick O. Omondi
63 Habitat selection by bull elephants in central Zimbabwe - Ferrel V. Osborn
67 Northern Sudan ivory market flourishes - Esmond Martin
77 The African and Asian markets in Europe: a survey of five countries - Daniel Stiles, Esmond Martin
91 Field notes
91 A new historic record of the Sumatran rhinoceros from Nagaland in north-eastern India - Anwaruddin Choudhury
93 Elephant death, possibly by constipation - Dhaval Vyas, Thomas E. Goodwin, L.E.L. Rasmussen, Bruce A. Schulte
97 Opinion
97 Vasectomy of older bulls to manage elephant overpopulation in Africa: a proposal - Ben Bokhout, Marius Nabuurs, Mart de Jong
104 Tribute
104 A tribute to Blythe Loutit - Pierre du Preez
106 Rhino notes
106 Post-war effects on the rhinos and elephants of Garamba National Park - Kes Hillman Smith and Jerome Amube Ndey
110 Save the Rhinos—when the European zoo community fights for their survival - Renaud Fulconis
113 Black rhino released onto Zululand Rhino Reserve - Pam Sherriffs
114 Implementation of a rhino endowment model for community participation in rhino conservation, Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe - Raoul du Toit
116 New thinking on the white rhino bomas in the big game parks of Swaziland - Mick Reilly
122 Book reviews
122 Tiger bone and rhino horn: the destruction of wildlife for traditional Chinese medicine, by Richard Ellis - review by Lucy Vigne
123 No oasis: the Egyptian ivory trade in 2005, by Esmond Martin and Tom Milliken - review by Daniel Stiles
125 Guidelines to contributors
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