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NEWSLETTER #19
MAY 2010
Dear colleagues and friends,
This is the 19th issue of the quarterly e-newsletter of the RRC – the Rhino Resource Center. Edited by Dr Kees Rookmaaker.
This quarter, there are 121 new references to literature about rhinos in Africa, in Asia and in captivity. There are now 6173 PDFs (full rhino text) of these papers on the website, which shows an increase of over four hundred in these three months.
In April 2010, Colin Groves, Prithiviraj Fernando and Jan Robowsky cooperated in the publication of a pivotal paper on the sixth rhinoceros. After reviewing a series of morphological, genetical and ecological data, they conclude that the taxon hitherto separated as the Northern white rhinoceros on subspecific level should actually be elevated to species status. Hence there are now six species of rhinoceros, the new one known scientifically as Ceratotherium cottoni (Lydekker, 1908). This paper clearly shows the importance of taxonomy for policy in conservation.
Personally I believe that it is now time to move away from calling the taxa southern and northern white rhino. Historically, they have also been called Burchell's and Cotton's rhinoceroses, from their respective 'discoverers'. These names may no longer be appropriate. I wonder if anybody can suggest good popular names for these two kinds of African rhinoceros? The RRC Messageboard will be a good place for any suggestions.
The move of four Northern White Rhinos from Dvur Kralove to Ol Pejeta in Kenya has been successful so far. Look at the papers by Barry White and Kes Hillman referred to below, or follow the news on the website of the project.
Among the papers listed below, I have taken the liberty to add some titles which are not on rhinos, but reflect my other interests. One is a book on the archives of Hugh Edwin Strickland in the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge, which has details of his work on ornithology, zoological nomenclature, the Ray society and the Dodo. In the same museum, an egg collected by Charles Darwin on the Beagle has survived, which is documented in a small paper. There are now calls, published in International Zoo News, to establish a Center for Zoo Literature (CZL) very much on the same lines as the RRC. It is still in early stages, but advice is always welcome. Finally, a paper by the late Nico van Strien and myself on the impact of the eruption of Krakatoa on the rhino population in Ujung Kulon is now available.
It may be recalled that my book on Encounters with the African Rhinoceros is still available. This traces the history of the discoveries and changes in distribution of both the black and white rhinos in the southern third of Africa during most of the 19th century. It is well illustrated with contemporary artwork, which intended to show the differences between rhino species, may of which are no longer recognized.
The website of the RRC receives close to four hundred visitors every day, including a good percentage from the range states. We are happy to announce, therefore, that we have two new partners, Save the Rhino International in London, and Rhino Car Hire. We are looking forward to a long-term relationship with these partners. We continue to be grateful to our two Supporters, the International Rhino Foundation and SOS Rhino, whose contributions are the backbone of the RRC.
The Rhino Resource Center is a charity.
We do not actively raise funds due to the nature of our work,
but need your assistance to provide our service to all rhino lovers worldwide.
Join us. Your support will be acknowledged
in our publications and on our website
It is a great pleasure to thank the people who have alerted me to new literature or sent me reprints of their papers to be included in the lists of the RRC. Without such help, it would be easy to overlook important new material. This time, I would particularly like to thank Jan Robovsky for sending me files of papers in the languages of Eastern Europe, as well as my wife Sandy for volunteering time to scan papers for full text reproduction on the website of the RRC.
Contributors are always acknowledged.
Research is essential. Students and staff need information about past work, the best approach, the most significant questions to be answered in their particular expertise. They can spend months in a library gathering elusive papers and books, or simply log on the Rhino Resource Center for immediate results anywhere in the world.
MEETINGS
The annual Rhino Mayday in London has been cancelled for this year.
We can start planning for the 7th Rhino Keepers Workshop, to be held at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, May 15-19, 2011. There is a first call for papers and presentations.
NEW LITERATURE
(finalised 30 April 2010)
In the past quarter (February to April 2010), we have added 121 new references, to bring the total number of items in the database to 13,350. Of these, 43 percent are available as PDF (total 6173 !!), and many are searchable in the notes.
Below I have listed new entries published in the 21st century (and a few special older ones) in four categories: General, African rhinos, Asian rhinos and Fossil species. If you are interested in one of these titles, always check the RRC website first if it may be available there.
GENERAL AND HISTORICAL
Behr, B.V., 2009. The biotechnological potential for manipulating offspring sex in the rhinoceros and the elephant. Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doiktors der Veterinarmedizin an der Freien Universitat zu Berlin: pp. 1-128.
CITES CoP15, 2010. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties and draft revision of Resolution Conf 9.14 (Rev. CoP14) concerning rhinoceroses. Report CoP15 Com.II 29, pp. 1-3.
CITES CoP15, 2010. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties concerning rhinoceroses. Report CoP15 Com.II 27, p. 1.
Culik, L.; Hruby, J., 2006. Kopytnici. Hoofstock. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2006: 183-187.
Culik, L.; Hruby, J., 2007. Kopytnici. Hoofstock. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2007: 175-178.
Gould, N., 2010. Editorial on the need for a center of zoo literature. International Zoo News 57 (1): 2-3.
Kalra, R., 2009. Some dead and gone, some back from the dead. Travel Inn no. 15: 2.
Kisling, V., 2010. Letter to the Editor on the need for a center of zoo literature. International Zoo News 57 (1): 24.
Lowe, M.W.; Brooke, M. de L.; Rookmaaker, L.C.; Wetton, L., 2010. Charles Darwin's tinamou egg. Archives of Natural History 37 (1): 167-169, fig. 1.
Pieters, F., 2001. Wonderen der natuur in de menagerie van Blauw Jan te Amsterdam, zoals gezien door Jan Velten rond 1700. Amsterdam, ETI and Artis-Bibliotheek: pp. 1-128.
Rookmaaker, L.C., 2009. Letter to the editor [on the need of a center for zoo literature]. International Zoo News 56 (8): 469.
Rookmaaker, L.C., 2010. Calendar of the scientific correspondence of Hugh Edwin Strickland in the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge. Cambridge, University Museum of Zoology, pp. 1-379.
Saffery, J., 2009. Assessing the potential effects of climate change on two Species of rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis and Rhinoceros unicornis, using species distribu-tion modelling. Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science and the Diploma of Imperial College London, pp. 1-64.
AFRICAN RHINOS
Brooks, M., 2009. African Rhino Specialist Group report - Rapport du Groupe Spécialiste des Rhinos d’Afrique. Pachyderm 46: 7-13
Duncan, A.E.; Lyashchenko, K.; Greenwald, R.; Miller, M.; Ball, R., 2009. Application of Elephant TB STAT-PAK assay and MAPIA (multi-antigen print immunoassay) for detection of tuberculosis and monitoring of treatment in black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 40 (4): 781-785.
Espie, I.W.; Hlokwe, T.M.; Pittius, N.C. Gey van; Lane, E.; Tordiffe, A.S.W.; Michel, A.L.; Muller, A.; Kotze, A.; Helden, P.D. van, 2009. Pulmonary Infection due to Mycobacterium bovis in a Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor) in South Africa. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 45 (4): 1187-1193.
Goettert, T.; Schoene, J.; Zinner, D.; Hdges, J.K.; Boeer, M., 2010. Habitat use and spatial organisation of relocated black rhinos in Namibia. Mammalia 74 (1): 35-42.
Groves, C.P.; Fernando, P.; Robovsky, J., 2010. The sixth rhino: a taxonomic re-assessment of the critically endangered northern white rhinoceros. PLoS One 5 (4) e9703: 1-15.
Hillman, K., 2010. Could Ol Pejeta be a new start for the world's rarest? Swara, Nairobi 34 (1): 50-53, figs. 1-4
Holeckova, D., 2000. Odchov mladete severni formy nosorozce tuponoseho. Ziva 2000 (5): 230-232.
Holeckova, D., 2009. Prvni reintrodukce nosorozcu dvourohych z Ceske republiky do Afriky. Ziva 2009 (6): 276-279.
King, M., 2008. Umela inseminacia samice nosorozca tuponoseho. Artificial insemination of a female white rhino. Annual report of Bratislava Zoo 2008: 1-4.
Morris, D., 2009. Black & white survival. Wild Magazine Winter 2009: 16-28.
Moucha, P.; Maslova, I., 2005. Soutez expozice a odchovek roky. Animal exhibit and rearing of the year award. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2005: 229-230.
Patton, F., 2010. Solio 1970-2010: 40 years of rhino conservation. Newsletter of the Laikipia Wildlife Forum January 2010: 1.
Plotz, R.D.; Linklater, W.L.; Kerley, G., 2008. The reproductive performance and ecology of black rhinoceros. Aardvark no. 20: 3-4.
Puettger-Conradt, A., 2007. Major Powell-Cotton und die weissen Nashorner. Jagen Weltweit 2007 (2): 28-37.
Smrcek, M.; Holeckova, D., 2007. Bude vychodni Afrika bez nosorozcu? Wil Eastern Africa turn into a rhino-free area. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2007: 216-230.
Tomasova, K., 2003. EEp nosorozcu sirokohubych na internet. White rhino EEP on the internet. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2003: 204-206.
Tomasova, K., 2003. Nosorozci - rhinoceroses. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2003: 160-162, pls. 1-2.
Tomasova, K., 2003. Program zlepseni welfare nosorozcu dvourohych. Program of improving welfare of black rhino. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2003: 206-215.
Tomasova, K., 2004. Deborah. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2004: 297-302.
Tomasova, K., 2004. Nosorozci - rhinoceroses. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2004: 204-209.
Tomasova, K., 2005. Nosorozci - rhinoceroses. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2005: 200-204.
Western, D.; Russell, S.; Cuthill, I., 2009. The status of wildlife in protected areas compared to non-protected areas of Kenya. PLoS One 4 (7) e6140: 1-6.
White, B., 2010. World's rarest mammals fly to sactuary in Kenya. Swara, Nairobi 34 (1): 46-49, figs. 1-6
The work of the Rhino Resource Center (RRC)
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and SOS Rhino
ASIAN RHINOS
Aaranyak; Crosbie, K., 2009. Rapid action initiatives to strengthen anti-poaching measures in and around rhino bearing areas in Assam. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 6 (November 2009): 8-9.
Agil, M., 2003. Produksi semen beku dan pengembangan teknik inseminasi buatan pada badak sumatra untuk koservasi plasma nutfah dan keanekaragaman hayati. Bogor, report, pp. 1-2.
Asian Rhino Project; Crosbie, K., 2009. [Various notes] In loving memory of Emi. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 6 (November 2009): 1-25.
Asian Rhino Project; Crosbie, K., 2010. [Various notes]. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 7 (Autumn 2010): 1-25.
Barta, Z.; Spala, P.; Sprachal, M., 1986. Pokus o umely odchov nosorozce indickeho ve Vychodoceske zoologicke zahrade. Ziva 1986 (6): 228-230.
Bordonne, J., 2010. 2010, l'annee des naissances de rhinoceros???. www.zoospassion.com (accessed March 2010): 1-3.
Carson, Mary K., 2002. Where the rhinos roam. Ohio Magazine June 2002: 42-45.
Clements, R.; Rayan, D.M.; Zafir, A.W.A.; Venkataraman, A.; Alfred, R.; Payne, J.; Ambu, L.; Sharma, D.S.K., 2010. Trio under threat: can we secure the future of rhinos, elephants and tigers in Malaysia. Biodiversity and Conservation 2010, early view: DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9775-3.
Cook, J., 2010. Special methods give keepers a leg-up: training successes with southern white rhinoceros at Colchester Zoo. Zooquaria(EAZA) no.68: 24-25.
Crosbie, K., 2009. In loving memory of Emi. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 6 (November 2009): 4-6.
Crosbie, K., 2009. Rhino protection units remove nearly 300 snares from Cat Loc in first three months. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 6 (November 2009): 7.
Crosbie, K., 2009. Securing Indian rhino populations in Assam through translocations - Indian Rhino Vision 2020. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 6 (November 2009): 12-14.
Crosbie, K., 2010. India national parks visit and AsRSG meeting, February 2010. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 7 (Autumn 2010): 8-10.
Crosbie, K., 2010. Indian Rhino Vision 2020 program. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 7 (Autumn 2010): 6-7.
Crosbie, K., 2010. Rare rhino pregnancy gives hope to specoes. Andalas-Ratu love story proves conservation efforts can work. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 7 (Autumn 2010): 4-5.
Crosbie, K., 2010. RCMP Indonesia trip report. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 7 (Autumn 2010): 11-16.
Djuri, Sudarsono, 2009. Mengenal fauna langka: Badak sumatera (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) juga salah satu titipan Tuhan bagi Bangsa Indonesia. Cahaya Wana 14 Tahun 2009: 1-12.
Endo, H.; Kobayashi, H.; Koyabu, D.; Hayashida, A.; Jogahara, T.; Taru, H.; Oishi, M.; Itou, T.; Koie, H.; Sakai, T., 2009. The morphological basis of the armor-like folded skin of the Greater Indian Rhinoceros as a thermoregulator. Mammal Study 34 (4): 195-200.
Hariyadi, A.R., 2009. Javan rhinos share wallow holes: impact of climate change. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 6 (November 2009): 14.
IRF, 2009. Exciting news from the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 6 (November 2009): 7.
Martin, E.B.; Talukdar, B.K.; Vigne, L., 2009. Rhino poaching in Assam: challenges and opportunities. Pachyderm 46: 25-34
Muntasib, E.K.S.H., 2002. Penggunaan ruang habitat olen badak jawa (Rhinoceros sondaicus Desm. 1822) di Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon (abstract). Bogor, Institut Pertanian, Program Pascasarjana, pp. 1-10.
Muntasib, H., 2002. Penggunaan ruang habitat oleh Badak Jawa (Rhinoceros sundaicus, Desm. 1822) di Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon. Bogor, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Program Pascasarjana, pp. 1-173.
Muryani, A., 2008. Kecacingan pada tinja badak sumatera (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) dan gajah sumatera (Elephas maximus sumatranus) di Taman Nasional Way Kambas Lampung (semi insitu) (abstract). Bogor, Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Institut Pertanian Bogor, pp. 1-10.
Mysliveckova, J.; Tomasova, K., 2006. Mezinarodni kampan zachranme nosorozce. Save the Rhino International Campaign. Annual Report, Dvur Kralove Zoological Garden 2006: 244-248.
Nepal education, 2009. Let the rhinos live. Posters: 2 pp.
Nepal Government, 2008. Rhino count, Nepal. Kathmandu, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, pp. 1-9.
Octalia, R., 2007. Protozoa parasitik pada tinja badak sumatera (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), gajah sumatera (Elephas maximus sumatranus), dan hewan ternak di Taman Nasional Way Kambas (abstract). Bogor, Fakultas Ledokteran Hewan, Institut Pertanian Bogor, pp. 1-10.
Rubianto, A., 2009. My first experience arresting a rhino poacher. The Rhino Print (Newsletter of the Asian Rhino Project) no. 6 (November 2009): 3.
Sarma, P.K.; Talukdar, B.K.; Sarma, K.; Vigne, L., 2009. Assessment of habitat change and threats to the greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, using multi-temporal satellite data. Pachyderm 46: 18-24
Stoops, M.A.; Atkinson, M.W.; Blumer, E.S.; Campbell, M.K.; Roth, T.L., 2010. Semen cryopreservation in the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Theriogenology 73: 1104-1115.
Strien, N.J. van; Rookmaaker, L.C., 2010. Origins of the Javan rhino population in Ujung Kulon. International Zoo News 57 (1): 40.
Suchomel, J., 2002. Nejisty osud nosorozce sumaterskeho. Ziva 2002 (3): 133-135.
Sumantri, T.P., 2007. Keberadaan caplak (Parasitiformes : Ixodidae) di Suaka Rhino Sumatera Taman Nasional Way Kambas Lampung dan kaitannya dalam penularan penyakit pada badak sumatera (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) (abstract). Bogor, Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Institut Pertanian Bogor: pp. 1-10.
Talukdar, B.K., 2009. Asian Rhino Specialist Group report - Rapport du Groupe Spécialiste des Rhinos d’Asie. Pachyderm 46: 14-17
Tiura, R.; Pangihutan, J.; Nugraha, R.M.; Priosoeryanto, B.P.; Hariyadi, A.R., 2008. Kecacingan Trematoda pada Badak Jawa dan Banteng Jawa di Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon (Prevalence of trematodes in Javan rhinoceros and banteng at Ujung Kulon National Park). Journal Veteriner 9 (2): 94-98.
Many thanks to all authors and publishers who have sent us recent publications on the rhinoceros. Your contribution is most welcome and appreciated.
FOSSIL RHINOS
Czyzewska, T., 1958. Dwa zeby nosorozca Dicerorhinus z brekcji kostnej z wezow kolo dzialoszyna. Acta Paleontologica Polonica 3 (1): 49-58, pl. 1.
Made, J. van der; Montoya, P., 2007. Rinocerontes del pleistoceno de El Baradello, Placa de la Republica y El Molinar en Alcoy, Espana. Recerques del Museo d'Alcoi 16: 7-18.
Steeg, J.F.van der, 2004. Wolharige neushoorn op zijn teentjes getrapt. Cranium 21 (1): 44-48.
Tong, H.; Wu, XianZhu, 2010. Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis (Rhinocerotidae, Mammalia) from the Rhino Cave in Shennongjia, Hubei. Chinese Science Bulletin 55 (12): 1157-1168.
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Kees Rookmaaker is a member of the IUCN-SSC Asian Rhino Specialist Group and advisor to the EAZA Rhino TAG. He is an advisor of the International Rhino Foundation. He is the editor of the rhino section of Pachyderm. Author of six books on African exploration and on the rhinoceros, as well as of almost two hundred shorter publications, many in peer-reviewed journals.
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