Vol. 66 (2025): Pachyderm

Chair Reports

African Elephant Specialist Group Chair report /Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes de l’Eléphant d’Afrique

Ben Okita-Ouma, Rob Slotow

1-12
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African Rhino Specialist Group Chair report Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes du Rhinocéros d’Afrique

David Balfour, Sam M Ferreira

13-39
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Asian Rhino Specialist Group Chair report /Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes du Rhinocéros d’Asie

Bibhab Kumar Talukdar

40-42
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Research

Investigating the use of olfactory cues to redirect elephant pathways in Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana

Vera Ruijs, Soren Faurby, Kate E Evans

43-52
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Impact of severe drought-related mortality on the subsequent dynamics of a population of African savannah elephants

Kevin M Dunham

53-71
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The The recruitment pattern and inter-calving interval of the reintroduced greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) population in Manas National Park, Assam, India

Deba Kumar Dutta, Amal Chandra Sarmah, Amit Sharma, Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, Anindya Swargowari

72-84
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Transition and conflict: patterns and drivers of human-elephant conflict in a changing pastoral landscape of northern Kenya

Lemayian K Leneuiyia, Robert J Smith, Juliet M King, Christopher Thouless, Harry F Williams, George Wittemyer, Paul Kokiro, Purity Milgo, Giacomo D'Ammando

85-100
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Management

Advancing black rhino conservation in Kenya: milestones and the strategic outlook for sustaining population recovery

Cedric Khayale, Erustus Kanga, Patrick Omondi, Linus Kariuki, Rob Brett, Timothy Oloo, Martin Mulama, Benson Okita-Ouma, Jamie Gaymer, Raj Amin

101-110
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Balancing boundaries: elephant movements in the changing landscape around Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Joanna F Hill, Charles Ochanda , Dipto Sarkar, Colin A Chapman

111-127
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Assessing crop palatability as a tool to mitigate elephant crop-raiding: trade-offs and strategies for subsistence farmers in Sagalla, Kenya

Sophia Weinmann, Kennedy L Leneuyia, Lucy E King, Jill M Belsky

128-141
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History

Depictions of relationships between elephants and San people in the rock art of the Cederberg mountains, Western Cape

Andrew W W Paterson

142-165
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The missing metric: speculations on tusk curvature

Ian SC Parker

166-176
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Field Notes

Pleistocene rhinoceros tracks from the Cape coast of South Africa

Charles Helm, Hayley Cawthra, #Oma Daqm, Jan De Vynck, Steve Kunta, Uce / Nǂamce

177-185
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Using drones as ground-based camera systems with multiple coordinated sensors to study African elephants (Loxodonta Africana)

Angus Carey-Douglas, Liam Jasperse-Sjolander, Giacomo D'Ammando, Frank Pope, Paul Kokiro, Gideon Galimogle Ilterewa, Zephyr Goriely, Fritz Vollrath

186-190
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The reaction of African elephants towards African honeybees in northern Botswana

Tempe Adams, Lucy E King, Tracey Rogers, Michael Chase, Keith Leggett

191-196
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Morphometrics: elephant back and tail lengths

Ian SC Parker

197-203
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Savannah elephant foot metrics

Ian SC Parker, Don Franklin

204-210
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The relationship between Glyrostigma rhinocerontis and rhinos in East and southern Africa

Charles Dewhurst, Graham Reid

211-213
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Letters to the Editor

The most endangered extant rhino species is now on the verge of extinction [License condition: This text is reproduced with permission and licensed by Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH, and is NOT part of the Open Access/Creative Commons license governing Pachyderm]

John Payne, Karen K Dixon, Sukianto Lusli, Zainal Zahari Zainuddin, Mochamad Indrawan, Kees LC Rookmaaker, Nan E Schaffer, Ahmad ZA Wahab, Petra Kretzschmar, Rasmus W Havmøller, Muhammad Agil, K Yoganand

214-220
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Book Reviews

Rhinos of the World: Ecology, conservation and management

Sam M Ferreira, Dan Stiles, Hilloljyoti Singha, Jonathan Spencer, Deba K Dutta, Keryn Emslie, Inov Sectionov; Suzannah Goss

221-236
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IUCN African rhino conservation 2025-2035, a contemporary strategic framework David Balfour, Sam M Ferreira, Jamie Gaymer, Claire Lewis, Humbulani Mafumo, Keitumetse Makoma, William Mgoola, Mmadi Reuben, Jo A Shaw, Simson Uri-Khob

Mike Knight, Markus Hofmeyr

237-238
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Africa's Threatened Rhinos: a history of exploitation and conservation by Keith Somerville

Lucy Vigne

239-241
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Charging at life: Peter 'Mbobo' Hitchins, a life in wildlife conservation With contributions by Orty Bourquin, Clive Walker and Stella Hitchins

Lucy Vigne

242-244
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Guidelines for Contributors

Guidelines for contributors

245-248
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Vol. 66 (2025): Pachyderm

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chair Reports

African Elephant Specialist Group Chair report /Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes 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

Investigating the use of olfactory cues to redirect elephant pathways in Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana

Impact of severe drought-related mortality on the subsequent dynamics of a population of African savannah elephants

The The recruitment pattern and inter-calving interval of the reintroduced greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) population in Manas National Park, Assam, India

Transition and conflict: patterns and drivers of human-elephant conflict in a changing pastoral landscape of northern Kenya

Management

Advancing black rhino conservation in Kenya: milestones and the strategic outlook for sustaining population recovery

Balancing boundaries: elephant movements in the changing landscape around Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Assessing crop palatability as a tool to mitigate elephant crop-raiding: trade-offs and strategies for subsistence farmers in Sagalla, Kenya

History

Depictions of relationships between elephants and San people in the rock art of the Cederberg mountains, Western Cape

The missing metric: speculations on tusk curvature

Field Notes

Pleistocene rhinoceros tracks from the Cape coast of South Africa

Using drones as ground-based camera systems with multiple coordinated sensors to study African elephants (Loxodonta Africana)

The reaction of African elephants towards African honeybees in northern Botswana

Morphometrics: elephant back and tail lengths

Savannah elephant foot metrics

The relationship between Glyrostigma rhinocerontis and rhinos in East and southern Africa

Letters to the Editor

The most endangered extant rhino species is now on the verge of extinction [License condition: This text is reproduced with permission and licensed by Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH, and is NOT part of the Open Access/Creative Commons license governing Pachyderm]

Book Reviews

Rhinos of the World: Ecology, conservation and management

IUCN African rhino conservation 2025-2035, a contemporary strategic framework David Balfour, Sam M Ferreira, Jamie Gaymer, Claire Lewis, Humbulani Mafumo, Keitumetse Makoma, William Mgoola, Mmadi Reuben, Jo A Shaw, Simson Uri-Khob

Africa's Threatened Rhinos: a history of exploitation and conservation by Keith Somerville

Charging at life: Peter 'Mbobo' Hitchins, a life in wildlife conservation With contributions by Orty Bourquin, Clive Walker and Stella Hitchins

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