Vol. 55 (2014): Pachyderm

Cover: Angolan authorities rarely inspect the displays of ivory in Mercado do Artesanato in Luanda, resulting in the largest quantity of illegal ivory on sale in southern Africa. © Lucy Vigne

Published: 2014-06-30

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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Chair Reports

African Elephant Specialist Group Report/ Rapport du Groupe des Specialistes des Eléphants d’Afrique

Holly T. Dublin

1-5
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African Rhino Specialist Group report/ Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes du Rhinocéros d’Afrique

Mike Knight

6-19
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Asian Rhino Specialist Group report/ Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes du Rhinocéros d’Asie

Bibhab Kumar Talukdar

20-29
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Research

The African elephant and food security in Africa: experiences from Baringo District, Kenya

Dorothy A. Amwata, Kevin Z. Mganga

23-29
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Luanda—the largest illegal ivory market in southern Africa

Esmond Martin, Lucy Vigne

30-37
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Evaluation of a low-tech method, pepper–grease, for combatting elephant crop-raiding activities in Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana

Edward D. Wiafe, Moses K. Sam

38-42
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Management

The last chance for the Sumatran rhinoceros?

Francesco Nardelli

43-53
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Chemical horn infusions: a poaching deterrent or an unnecessary deception?

Sam Ferreira, Markus Hofmeyr, Danie Pienaar, Dave Cooper

54-61
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The complex policy issue of elephant ivory stockpile management

Michael t'Sas-Rolfes, Brendan Moyle, Daniel Stiles

62-77
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Rehabilitation of greater one-horned rhinoceros calves in Manas National Park, a World Heritage Site in India

Rathin Barman, Bhaskar Choudhury, NVK Ashraf, V Menon

78-91
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Field Notes

Decay rate of elephant dung in Conkouati-Douli National Park, Republic of Congo

Hilde Vanleeuwe, James Probert

89-91
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Cyanide poisoning and African elephant mortality in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe: a preliminary assessment

N Muboko, V Muposhi, T Tarakini, E Gandiwa, S Vengesayi, E Makuwe

92-94
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Three rhinos on maps of India drawn in Faizabad in the 18th century

Kees Rookmaaker

95-96
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Social media and the ivory ban: Myanmar and China cross-border trade

Vincent Nijman, Chris R Shepherd

97-98
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MIKE & ETIS Updates

CITES–MIKE UPDATE/ Mise à jour de la CITES-MIKE

Julian Blanc

100-103
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Progress in implementing the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS)/ Avancement dans la mise en œuvre du Système d’Information sur le Trafic des Eléphants (ETIS)

Tom Milliken

104-109
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Obituaries

Passing of a conservation icon

Mike Knight

110-111
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Review

Polishing off the ivory trade: surveys of Thailand’s ivory market

Daniel Stiles

112-113
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Guidelines for Contributors

Guidelines for Contributors

114-115
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