Pachyderm

About the Journal

Pachyderm is a bi-annual, international, and peer-reviewed journal that deals primarily with matters related to African elephant and African and Asian rhino conservation and management in the wild. It is also a platform for dissemination of information concerning the activities of the African Elephant, the African Rhino, and the Asian Rhino Specialist Groups of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC).

Current Issue

Vol. 62 (2021): Pachyderm

Cover caption: “Waiwai” with her four-month old calf. Waiwai has successfully raised seven other calves, although one was lost to poachers, aged nine in 2013. © George Dian Balan

Published: 2021-10-30

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Chair Reports

African Elephant Specialist Group Chair report/ Rapport du Groupe de Spècialistes de l'Eléphant d'Afrique

Ben Okita-Ouma, Rob Slotow

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African Rhino Specialist Group Chair report/ Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes du Rhinocéros d’Afrique

Mike Knight

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Asian Rhino Specialist Group Chair report/ Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes du Rhinocéros d’Asie

Bibhab Talukdar

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Research

Namibia's elephants—population, distribution and trends

G Colin Craig, Deborah St. C Gibson, Kenneth H Uiseb

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Rhinoceros from the Middle Stone Age in the Eastern and Western Cape of South Africa

Shaw Badenhorst, Rialivhuwa Ratshinanga, Francesca Parrini, Karen L van Niekerk, Christopher S Henshilwood

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Greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) behaviour during high floods at Kaziranga National Park and the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India

Deba Kumar Dutta, Pranab Jyoti Bora, Rabin Sharma, Anupam Sarmah, Amit Sharma, Jitendra Kumar, KS Dekaraja, Rohini B Saikia, Andrew Halliday

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Pachyderm

About the Journal

Current Issue

Full Issue

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chair Reports

African Elephant Specialist Group Chair report/ Rapport du Groupe de Spècialistes de l'Eléphant d'Afrique

African Rhino Specialist Group Chair report/ Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes du Rhinocéros d’Afrique

Asian Rhino Specialist Group Chair report/ Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes du Rhinocéros d’Asie

Research

Namibia's elephants—population, distribution and trends

Rhinoceros from the Middle Stone Age in the Eastern and Western Cape of South Africa

Greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) behaviour during high floods at Kaziranga National Park and the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India

Management

Elephant movements in different human land-uses in Chobe District, Botswana

History

Eponyms associated with the nomenclature of the recent species of rhinoceros

Early photographs of the greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in the wild

Field Notes

The Elephant Ethogram: a library of African elephant behaviour

Kenya's first White Rhino Conservation and Management Action Plan

Time series forecasting of greater one-horned rhinoceros poaching levels at Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

Pathology in elephant dentition—two addenda

Not so solitary? White rhinos seek company when relaxed

A rudimentary assessment of rhinoceros horn regrowth in Africa based on photographs

Review

The World As It Once Was Wildlife Has Never Been More Gloriously Shown Before by George Dian Balan

Mega Mammals in Ancient India Rhinos, Tigers & Elephants by Shibani Bose

Donor Updates

Fighting for their survival The International Rhino Foundation ensures the survival of rhinos trhough strategic partnerships, targeted protection, and scientifically sound interventions

Obituaries

Ian Lemaiyan KWS bush pilot passionate about rhino conservation

Tribute to Colin Church Rhino Ark CEO, awarded an OBE for services to Kenya's conservation vision

Acknowledging our Reviewers

Acknowledging our Reviewers

Guidelines for Contributors

Guidelines for Contributors

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