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In the 1970's, Peter Frampton was famous for his guitar licks and for his vocalizations using a Talkbox.
Now, he's famous for doing something other than singing and playing.
He was doing a show in Indiana, and a guy up front was taking photos and videos with his cellphone. Peter kept telling the guy to stop, and he did – for a bit – and then started up again.
Peter was getting pretty upset, and the crowd was giving the guy a hard time too.
But he kept taking pictures and videos.
So toward the end of the show, Peter finished up "Do You Feel Like We Do" and walked into the audience. He asked the guy if he could see the pictures he'd been taking.
The guy handed it over, and Peter turned around and threw it behind the stage.
And around the world, every live performer heaved a collective sigh and said, "Why didn't I think of that?"
There is no video of the incident. At least, no one's come forward with any. And after seeing what Peter did, seriously, would you offer up your phone?
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This time around, a story has been added to the game. While this does sound like a cool idea (in theory), it has a couple issues. Scrooge McDuck has to find five priceless artifacts and must travel to all five levels to find them...that's about it. There's a decent amount of cameos peppered throughout, but that doesn't do much to make the story entertaining or memorable. The worst part is how invasive and frequent the new cut scenes are. The gameplay is halted multiple times per level for a short 30-45 second scene every 10 or 15 minutes. It pulls you out of the flow of the gameplay, which is a bummer since the gameplay is so good!
DuckTales: Remastered (much like it's NES roots) is both a simplistic and challenging game. It's a traditional side scrolling platformer where you have to collect gems, outmaneuver enemies and make your way to each stages boss. What sets this apart from other platformers is Scrooge McDuck's cane...which doubles as a pogo stick. You can use it to bounce up high, collect gems, defeat enemies and traverse terrain (like vines and spikes) that would normally damage Scrooge. Bouncing around is just as fun as it was on NES and mastering tricks and techniques (like short jumping) is still a must for those who want to tackle the game on higher difficulties.
DuckTales: Remastered is both a fun, nostalgic ride for longtime fans and a fun, accessible one for newcomers. With solid gameplay, terrific level design and some of the catchiest tunes in a game, DuckTales is a title that all gamers owe it to themselves to play. There's also an insane amount of respect for the original, that even with a new and improved face lift, the nostalgia for returning players is priceless. Sadly, there's an included story that does nothing for the game and manages to become intrusive of the actual gameplay itself. However, even with this nuisance, DuckTales: Remastered remains a truly delightful title and is absolutely worth your time.
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This is a really pretty and feminine bra/top that's also comfortable...and at least on me, its a perfect fit. Love the color!
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Love purple cabinets with the yellow, purple and white back splash
Purple passion. This project was for a cooking school in Denver, but there's no reason you can't import purple into your home kitchen
space unique, inviting, playful and inspiring," she explains. "Eggplant purple evokes the color of royalty, and it connotes luxury, wealth and sophistication
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of doing something like that in the purple "headboard" area.
color combination. grey, brown, and purple mixed up very good
What is the purple wall color called?...color purple...like the chalk purple...Purple wall...cool colors: purple/blue, with...purple and grey
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purple wall, grey chairs, photo wall
Love the purple. What color is it?...great use of baby blue and purple...Dark purple...Purple color...Dark gray purple wall
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Can you please tell me where the purple carpet came from? Thank you very much,Elana
not in purple- over all pattern that is geometric but not symmetrical
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H. City Residence with Gardens
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Silver/Purple Colors, flooring
Purple wall, cement island...like the dark purple wall...like the purple wall color
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The Blue and Purple Tile...blue/purple tile...Blue and Purple Tiles!
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This is a very rare vintage Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Clydesdale World Champion Team with clock sign. This is an AMAZING FIND with the Horses and the 5 Dalmations running along side. Overall in very good condition except missing right and left light covers on top. Also the back of the clock is blank...not sure if anything is suppose to be on it. The light on the bottom works fine. Overall dimension is 34.25"x20"x6. Great addition to your collection. This item will be sold as is with US Postal Money order only, no paypal and no returns. Please email for shipping quote or additional pictures, thanks!
This Budweiser Clock was put out by the "King of Beer" in the seventies at a time when the company was in the midst of a huge publicity campaign. The horses and dogs were good wholesome images to associate with men are drinking good wholesome beer.
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NWSB Editor and Insider Chris Anderson gives you his love 'em and hate 'em from Oregon's drubbing of the Colorado Buffaloes. De'Anthony Thomas, versatile extraordinaire, showcased his skills as he scored two touchdowns: one on the ground and one on one of the most ridiculous punt returns you will ever see.
Colorado Buffaloes vs. Oregon Ducks: love 'em & hate 'em
October 28, 2012 By Chris Anderson
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Mr. Handyman Chooses East Naples Fire Department as Focus for National Day of Service
As part of the National Day of Service, technicians from Mr. Handyman of Greater Naples and other volunteers will perform more than 30 hours of repair and maintenance jobs on Monday, Sept. 10, all without a collecting a single penny in labor costs.
The local Mr. Handyman franchise, owned and operated by Jay Gravel, is honoring the heroes of 9/11 by donating the repair service to the East Naples Fire Department. To provide additional services and extra hands, six other companies in the community – Aldrich Development, Deltoro's Landscaping, Ace Hardware, Fitness Diva, A/C Electric and Signet Title – will be on site performing tasks.
Throughout the day, the companies – which all serve the greater Naples area – will have eight people working on projects such as painting, landscaping, installing sidewalk pavers, repairing walls and performing other general cleanup and repair services at the fire department, located at 4798 Davis Blvd.
This project is an example of a national effort through Mr. Handyman, where technicians from coast to coast are encouraged to reach out to a special local charity, organization, or individual in need to offer their services in fixing up living areas, kitchens, bathrooms or anything else that comes to mind. All projects will take place the week of Sept. 10, 2012.
The National Day of Service and Remembrance was established in 2009 as a way to encourage Americans to participate in service and remembrance activities on the 9/11 anniversary. This year, more than one million Americans are expected to serve in their communities in honor of 9/11, according to United We Serve, a national organization that supports the cause. The day is part of President Obama's request to renew America through volunteerism.
This marks the fourth consecutive year Mr. Handyman has rallied around the cause, donating a combined 2,400 hours of labor to groups in need over the past three years. The franchise will use their skilled technicians' time this year with local fire stations and hopes to build on past efforts.
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Released: Oct 01st, 1995
Running Time: 68
Director: Luca Damiano
Company: In-X-Cess Productions
Beatrice Tucker, Barbara Summers, Simona Valli, Christophe Clark, Tabatha Cash
Critical Rating: Not Yet Rated
Genre: Film
Made in some European city, this amusing but wretchedly dubbed import has some strengths in the gorgeous multi-ethnic women who give white-bread Aladdin a run for his three wishes. Several times, director Damiano draws chuckles by having us see the pussy-eating tongue, or dick-plunging-in-and-out from the POV of the pussy itself. There's some fun buried under the awful dubbing. A decent addition to your import section.


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Rain that has fallen in the past two weeks has been welcome but has been no drought-breaker for parched Canterbury farmland.
Friday's cattle sale at Feilding was a non-event, with just 268 entries.
Hugh Stringleman
Weaner cattle fairs have started very well in Northland with vendors achieving at least $100-$150 a head better than last year, sometimes more, agents report.
Local buyers who have been waiting for a decent sized yarding of store lambs had their opportunity on Friday at Matawhero with 5800 lambs on offer.
Glengyle, a sheep and beef grazing unit located 35km south east of Dannevirke on Oporae Rd, Weber is for sale.
Culverden farmer Phil Smith has been elected as the farmer director to represent sheep and beef farmers in the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Northern South Island electorate.
A 279 hectare forest and farm just 10km south of Cambridge offers investors a unique combination of investment and recreational opportunities.
The Fendt 512 tractor, manufactured by AGCO Corporation, is proving its worth for Terry Aston and his employer Rick Coplestone of Stratford-based contractors Rick Coplestone Ground Spray. It was Aston who persuaded Coplestone to purchase the new Fendt tractor.
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A century ago the world was embroiled in a conflict the likes of which had never been seen before. World War I drew innocent young Kiwis into a bloody conflict on the other side of the planet against a foe that was impossible to understand, but equally impossible to ignore. The onset of war accelerated mechanisation at a rate never before experienced, and there was no better example of that than the first airplanes used in conflict. One hundred years later some of those incredible contraptions were on display, with many others, at a flying festival fit for the stars. Wings over Wairarapa 2015 took on special significance because of its timing and as Young Country found out, it did not disappoint.
Jackie Harrigan
Escape to the country could be the headline for the bold move by Maria and Diego Fathollahi when they cashed in their Auckland do-up to buy a run-down avocado orchard at Houhora in the Far North.
Josh James
San Cristobel is a tourist resort nestled in the mountainous region of Chiapis, southern Mexico. Made famous by the Zapatista Uprising in 1994 when the 'Army of National Liberation' captured and held the town for two weeks before being overrun by the military. It is a long way from northern Mexico where I spent a week in the desert presenting a new bow hunting series being filmed for the Discovery Channel.
Ben Richmond
One of the great things about meeting and talking to farmers is understanding why they are passionate about farming and their drivers. Farms are very different in nature to your average city small business or listed corporate, but there are things in common which often get neglected in city business and farming entities.
Anne Lee
Getting on top of a mastitis problem has paid huge financial dividends for a Canterbury farmer. David Mavor let out a low whistle when the SmartSamm online gap calculator dropped out a six-digit number.
Sheryl Brown
Land values in the Lake Rotorua catchment have declined 10% and could decline another 10-15% under the next level of restrictions, Bay of Plenty Regional Council natural resources policy manager Stephen Lamb says.
Water remains the main environmental focus for the Waikato Regional Council, with farmers now needing consent for water use in the farm dairy and new policy being drafted that will limit nutrient loading into the Waikato and Waipa river catchments.
Do you think this season's forecast milk payout will get above $5.00/kg MS?
DairyNZ and Federated Farmers are surveying dairy farmers to find how much they have invested in onfarm environmental initiatives.
Open Country Dairy, the dairy manufacturer controlled by Talley's Group, reported a record profit for 2014 as revenue growth outpaced rising cost of sales, and says it expects a strong result in 2015.
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Suggestions for Focusing Event/Ice Breakers
To promote group process and learning within the group, it helps to start training with "ice-breakers" or to integrate these into training. Some groups and group leaders are more comfortable with scripted activities such as those noted below; while others are more comfortable with sharing stories or discussing issues. Others use several.
Group members can share personal stories regarding their children or families. We have found that at least initially, it helps to suggest less personal or threatening topics, such as how different people deal with the eating preferences of their children. The reason for this is not that people will not share personal issues, but rather, that in an inner-city community where most people have no experience with group process, some will share very personal issues early on, and later, regret their openness. Almost invariably, more personal issues will arise along the way. These frequently include discipline, violence in the family, and alcohol and other drug use. We believe that there should be support available after the group finishes each day's session and after the training is complete. There almost always is at least one person who needs such support.
Select a current (short) article that relates to the topic to be discussed, e.g., family planning and/or birth control, family violence, child health, etc. Summarize the article to/for the group, pointing out relevant information or areas of interest. Ask for feedback from the group and allow the discussion to flow from their ideas and concerns.
Scripted Activities
Some people who have reviewed this work have suggested that some of these activities are not appropriate. We have used all with success. Remember, many of the people participating in this training have no experience whatsoever with training of any kind. Some live desperate and grim lives. These are fun for most. They may be a little goofy, but maybe we could all use a little of that too!
"Pass the Orange"
"Musical Chairs"
"Diaper the Baby" Set up two "changing stations" (desk, countertop or table). Each station needs a box of tissue, two cloth diapers, two safety pins, talcum powder and a baby doll or stuffed animal. Divide group into two teams. Each team competes against the clock to properly change, clean and diaper the doll or stuffed animal. Members of winning team receive some type of prize or privilege.
Have all group members and facilitators line up on one side of the room. As each persons name is randomly pulled out of a hat, that person must cross the room in a manner different than the others. So, if the first person simply walks, everyone that follows must get to the other end of the room differently, by skipping, running, or hopping, etc.
"Telephone game"
Have everyone bring a printed copy of their favorite recipe to share and exchange with the group (it would be a nice idea for the facilitator to make copies to distribute to all members). Choose 2-3 of the recipes and demonstrate how each may be modified to decrease fat, cholesterol and calories. Include the modifications in the copies that are distributed.


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Digi Detective, Week 4, Day 5
Here's the last clue to the last round of DigiDetective - I do hope it will be helpful to those of you who are still looking ... (pst, it's a kit from this year):
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Whew!!! I found it!!!
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OK, I've looked at over 2,436 images. I have no idea why I can't see it. I'll try again later.
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Found it, sent my answer!
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Now I feel like a complete idiot after I found it. I kept skipping over it because I thought it couldn't be that kit. Duh!
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LG Electronics kicked off a $100 million global marketing push with a long-awaited event that promised to be the red-carpet premiere of a TV series by director David Nutter called "Scarlet." However, the show, which had been previewed in the press and even listed in online movie database IMDB.com, was a promotional hoax designed to focus attention on LG Electronics' new line of flat-panel TVs.
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That is a lame excuse Mr. HayesSubmitted by matchgirl (not verified) on Fri, 11/01/2013 - 9:47pm.
If these administrative assistants, a pseudonym for secretaries, are being paid these salaries to compete with the broader job market, then the certified personnel, who have 4 year college degrees, master's degrees, and advanced certification including doctoral degrees and National Board certification, should be paid salaries that are competitive with the skills they would bring to the job market. All NC teachers were required to have computer hours as part of their recertification until this past year. I imagine any 1st year kindergarten teacher has computer skills that would surpass any of these administrative assistants. Also, how many of the teachers who were hired in 2002 have had salary increases of $60,000? As I recall, Ms Baltezegar started in 2002 making $15,000 and 11 years later is making $75k. Someone has a 2002 salary schedule and a current one. What is the salary increase according to the standardized salary scale for certified employees? »
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North Sloping Fall is a collection of photographs and short essays attempting to capture some of the essence of the imposing open space of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Exploring and understanding ANWR is the work of a lifetime. This 54-page survey captures an 11 day rafting trip down the Kongakut River, one of the many north-flowing rivers in the 1002 areas, the protected coastal plain of the refuge. This was an August trip, and hence autumn this far north above the Arctic Circle.
The US Fish and Wildlife service's ANWR website eloquently describes ANWR and this adventure tour group's reason for visiting:
"Perhaps the most unique feature of the refuge is that large-scale ecological and evolutionary processes continue here, free of human control or manipulation. A prominent reason for establishment of the Arctic Refuge was the fact that this single protected area encompasses an unbroken continuum of arctic and subarctic ecosystems. Here, one can traverse the boreal forest of the Porcupine River plateau, wander north up the rolling tiaga uplands, cross the rugged, glacier-capped Brooks Range, and follow any number of rivers across the tundra coastal plain to the lagoons, estuaries, and barrier islands of the Beaufort Seas coast, all without encountering an artifact of civilization."
Steve Lefkovits is an Emeryville (California)-based landscape and nature photographer. He was a staff photographer at USA Today from 1988 - 1992, a photo intern at the New York Times and has done freelance assignments for publications around the globe.
More of his work is featured at Pacific Landscapes, www.pacific-landscapes.com.
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Man gets 4 years for series of local robberies
WINCHESTER — A local man will serve four years in prison for stealing items from seven Frederick County homes and trying to sell them to pawn shops.
Nathaniel Christopher Goodman, 30, pleaded guilty in Frederick County Circuit Court Friday to seven counts of breaking and entering and seven counts of grand larceny.
The pleas were made as part of an agreement with county Commonwealth's Attorney Ross Spicer.
Goodman — represented by attorney David Hensley — was sentenced to 25 years in prison, with all but four years suspended. He also must serve five years on supervised probation and pay $5,052.95 in restitution.
Spicer, who reviewed the evidence against Goodman at Friday's hearing, said that in May and June, he broke into seven area homes and stole more than $200 from each residence.
According to a search warrant filed in June in Winchester Circuit Court, he sold an 8-gigabyte iPod and an iPod docking station to Famous Pawns — at 911 Winchester Ave. in Martinsburg, W.Va. — on June 4.
The items were stolen from a house in the 200 block of Copperfield Lane near Winchester, according to the warrant.
A black Springfield Armory 1911 A-1 .45-caliber pistol was stolen from the 100 block of Little River Drive in Frederick County on June 12.
Goodman allegedly attempted to sell the firearm at the Cash for Gold Pawn Shop at 1848 Berryville Pike (Va. 7) in the county.
An employee identified a photo of Goodman, saying he was the man who tried to sell the pistol and that he was driving a blue sport utility vehicle, according to the warrant.
Spicer said the investigation into items sold at the pawn shops led police to Goodman — who was staying in Room 316 at America's Best Value Inn at 1347 Berryville Ave. in Winchester.
He added that officers found items from each theft in Goodman's motel room, and that while he did not admit to stealing them,
Goodman could not provide a coherent explanation for having the items.
Spicer said Goodman was suffering from heroin addiction at the time.
Goodman also pleaded guilty in Winchester Circuit Court Friday to one count of possession of heroin.
That charge was placed after police found a large silver spoon with burnt residue and two needles in the same motel room, according to the search warrant.
He was sentenced in the city — as part of an agreement for that charge — to two years in prison, with all of the time suspended.
Goodman also will serve three years of supervised probation in the city.
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Baxter, P.W.J. and W.M. Getz (2005). A model-framed evaluation of elephant effects on tree and fire dynamics in African savannas. Ecological Applications 15(4): 1331-1341. ISSN: 1051-0761. NAL Call Number: QH540.E23 Descriptors: savannas, Loxodonta africana, population density, herbivores, browsing, trees, woody plants, grasses, plant ecology, community ecology, wildfires, fire ecology, simulation models, Southern Africa.
Bhima, R., J. Howard, and S. Nyanyale (2003). The status of elephants in Kasungu National Park, Malawi, in 2003. Pachyderm 35: 31-36. ISSN: 1026-2881. Descriptors: Loxodonta africana africana, trade in animals, extent of illegal poaching, conservation measures, need for increased law enforcement activities, population censuses, population density, population size, site comparisons, Malawi, Kasungu National Park, abundance, level of poaching and need for better law enforcement. Language of Text: English, with English and French summaries.
Blake, S. and S. Hedges (2004). Sinking the flagship: the case of forest elephants in Asia and Africa. Conservation Biology 18(5): 1191-1202. ISSN: 0888-8892. NAL Call Number: QH75.A2C5 Descriptors: forests, wild animals, wildlife conservation, Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana, management implications.
Blanc, J.J., R.F.W. Barnes, G.C. Craig, H.T. Dublin, C.R. Thouless, I. Douglas Hamilton and J.A. Hart (2007). African Elephant Status Report 2007: an Update From the African Elephant Database, Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN): Gland, Switzerland, 276 p. ISBN: 978-2-8317-0970-3. Online: http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/SSC-OP-033.pdf Descriptors: African elephant, Loxodonta africana, databases, geographical distribution, population dynamics, wildlife conservation, wildlife management.
Blanc, J., C. Thouless, J. Hart, H. Dublin, I. Douglas Hamilton, C. Craig, and R. Barnes (2003). African elephant status report 2002. An update from the African elephant database. Occasional Papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission 29: i-vi, 1-301. ISSN: 1026-4965. Descriptors: African elephant, Loxodonta africana, conservation, population dynamics, Africa, distribution, database.
Boafo, Y., U.F. Dubuire, E.K. Danquah, M. Manford, A. Nandjui, E.M. Hema, R.F.W. Barnes, and B. Bailey (2004). Long term management of crop raiding by elephants around Kakum Conservation Area in southern Ghana. Pachyderm 37: 68-72. ISSN: 1026-2881. Online: http://www.african-elephant.org/pachy/pdfs/pachy39.pdf Descriptors: African elephant, Loxodonta africana, damage to crops, longterm management recommendations, Ghana, Kakum conservation area, crop raiding. Language of Text: English, Summaries in English and French.
Borah, J., K. Thakuria, K. Baruah, N. Sarma, and K. Deka (2005). Man-elephant conflict problem: a case study. Zoos' Print Journal 20(7): 22-24. ISSN: 0971-6378. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, human-animal conflict, resolution.
Bradshaw, G.A., A.N. Schore, J.L. Brown, J.H. Poole, and C.J. Moss (2005). Elephant breakdown. Nature 433(7028): 807. NAL Call Number: 472 N21 Descriptors: aggression physiology, animal behavior physiology, elephant physiology, stress physiopathology, violence, animal disease models, fathers, maternal deprivation, mothers, social behavior, post traumatic stress disorders physiopathology.
Bulte, E., R. Damania, G. Lindsey, and K. Lindsay (2004). Ecology and conservation. Space--the final frontier for economists and elephants. Science 306(5695): 420-421. NAL Call Number: 470 SCI2 Descriptors: commerce, conservation of natural resources economics, ecosystem, ecology, environment, models, economic, population dynamics, population growth.
Choudhury, A. (2004). Human-elephant conflicts in northeast India. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 9(4): 261-270. ISSN: 1087-1209. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, man, habitat management, India, human conflict, conservation issues, habitat loss, conflicts.
Clubb, R. and G. Mason (2003). The welfare of zoo elephants in Europe: mortality, morbidity and reproduction. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Symposium on Zoo Research, Marwell Zoological Park, Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London,July 7, 2003-July 8, 2003, p. 67-76. 342 p. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, African elephant, Loxodonta africana, zoos, wildlife parks, philosophy, ethics, care, reproduction, breeding, longevity, mortality, Europe, welfare.
Dublin, H.T. and R.E. Hoare (2004). Searching for solutions: the evolution of an integrated approach to understanding and mitigating human-elephant conflict in Africa. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 9(4): 271-278. ISSN: 1087-1209. Descriptors: African elephants, Loxodonta africana, man, research, Africa, human conflict, management, solutions, mitigating.
Dudley, J.P. (2004). Elephant evolution, ecology, and conservation biology. Quarterly Review of Biology 79(2): 188-94. NAL Call Number: 442.8 Q2 Descriptors: book review, Asian elephants, African elephants, evolutionary ecology, behavior, conservation.
Dunham, K.M. (2008). Detection of anthropogenic mortality in elephant Loxodonta africana populations: a long-term case study from the Sebungwe region of Zimbabwe. Oryx 42(1): 36-48. ISSN: (p) 0030-6053; (E) 1365-3008. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605308000471 Descriptors: African elephant, Loxodonta africana, causes of death, mortality of wild animals, wildlife management.
Eggert, L.S., J.A. Eggert, and D.S. Woodruff (2003). Estimating population sizes for elusive animals: the forest elephants of Kakum National Park, Ghana. Molecular Ecology 12(6): 1389-402. NAL Call Number: QH540.M64 Abstract: African forest elephants are difficult to observe in the dense vegetation, and previous studies have relied upon indirect methods to estimate population sizes. Using multilocus genotyping of noninvasively collected samples, we performed a genetic survey of the forest elephant population at Kakum National Park, Ghana. We estimated population size, sex ratio and genetic variability from our data, then combined this information with field observations to divide the population into age groups. Our population size estimate was very close to that obtained using dung counts, the most commonly used indirect method of estimating the population sizes of forest elephant populations. As their habitat is fragmented by expanding human populations, management will be increasingly important to the persistence of forest elephant populations. The data that can be obtained from noninvasively collected samples will help managers plan for the conservation of this keystone species. Descriptors: genetics, physiology, trees, variation genetics, DNA primers, feces chemistry, gene frequency, Ghana, microsatellite repeats, population density, sex ratio, specimen handling.
Endres, J., A. Haufellner, B. Haufellner, J. Schilfarth and M. Schilfarth (2003). Elephants in Zoos and Safari Parks: Comprehensive Data on Elephant Husbandry With an Analysis of the Oxford Study. Documentation 2002., European Elephant Group: Gruenwald, 211 p. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, African elephant, Loxodonta africana, captive stock lists, care in captivity, husbandry, reproduction, breeding, Europe.
Garai, M. (2005). Large herbivores: the elephant. In: J.d.P. Bothma and N. van Rooyen (Editors), Intensive Wildlife Production in Southern Africa, Van Schaik, Pretoria, p. 2-24. ISBN: 0627025498. Descriptors: African elephant, Loxodonta africana, care in captivity, reproductive techniques, parasites, diseases and disorders, Africa, biological characteristics.
Glickman, S.E., R.V. Short, and M.B. Renfree (2005). Sexual differentiation in three unconventional mammals: spotted hyenas, elephants and tammar wallabies. Hormones and Behavior 48(4): 403-17. NAL Call Number: QP801.H7H64 Abstract: The present review explores sexual differentiation in three non-conventional species: the spotted hyena, the elephant and the tammar wallaby, selected because of the natural challenges they present for contemporary understanding of sexual differentiation. According to the prevailing view of mammalian sexual differentiation, originally proposed by Alfred Jost, secretion of androgen and anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) by the fetal testes during critical stages of development accounts for the full range of sexually dimorphic urogenital traits observed at birth. Jost's concept was subsequently expanded to encompass sexual differentiation of the brain and behavior. Although the central focus of this review involves urogenital development, we assume that the novel mechanisms described in this article have potentially significant implications for sexual differentiation of brain and behavior, a transposition with precedent in the history of this field. Contrary to the "specific" requirements of Jost's formulation, female spotted hyenas and elephants initially develop male-type external genitalia prior to gonadal differentiation. In addition, the administration of anti-androgens to pregnant female spotted hyenas does not prevent the formation of a scrotum, pseudoscrotum, penis or penile clitoris in the offspring of treated females, although it is not yet clear whether the creation of masculine genitalia involves other steroids or whether there is a genetic mechanism bypassing a hormonal mediator. Wallabies, where sexual differentiation occurs in the pouch after birth, provide the most conclusive evidence for direct genetic control of sexual dimorphism, with the scrotum developing only in males and the pouch and mammary glands only in females, before differentiation of the gonads. The development of the pouch and mammary gland in females and the scrotum in males is controlled by genes on the X chromosome. In keeping with the "expanded" version of Jost's formulation, secretion of androgens by the fetal testes provides the best current account of a broad array of sex differences in reproductive morphology and endocrinology of the spotted hyena, and androgens are essential for development of the prostate and penis of the wallaby. But the essential circulating androgen in the male wallaby is 5alpha androstanediol, locally converted in target tissues to DHT, while in the pregnant female hyena, androstenedione, secreted by the maternal ovary, is converted by the placenta to testosterone (and estradiol) and transferred to the developing fetus. Testicular testosterone certainly seems to be responsible for the behavioral phenomenon of musth in male elephants. Both spotted hyenas and elephants display matrilineal social organization, and, in both species, female genital morphology requires feminine cooperation for successful copulation. We conclude that not all aspects of sexual differentiation have been delegated to testicular hormones in these mammals. In addition, we suggest that research on urogenital development in these non-traditional species directs attention to processes that may well be operating during the sexual differentiation of morphology and behavior in more common laboratory mammals, albeit in less dramatic fashion. Descriptors: androgens physiology, elephant physiology, hyaenidae physiology, macropodidae physiology, sex differentiation physiology, urogenital system physiology, elephant anatomy and histology, elephant embryology, gene expression regulation, developmental physiology, genomic imprinting physiology, hyaenidae anatomy and histology, hyaenidae embryology, macropodidae anatomy and histology, macropodidae embryology, neurosecretory systems physiology, organogenesis physiology, sex characteristics, urogenital system anatomy and histology, urogenital system embryology, urogenital system growth and development.
Graham, M.D. and T. Ochieng (2008). Uptake and performance of farm-based measures for reducing crop raiding by elephants Loxodonta africana among smallholder farms in Laikipia District, Kenya. Oryx 42(1): 76-82. ISSN: (p) 0030-6053; (E) 1365-3008. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605308000677 Descriptors: African elephant, Loxodonta africana, crop raiding, vertebrate pests, human-elephant conflict, elephant deterrents.
Hambler, C., P.A. Henderson, and M.R. Speight (2005). Elephants, ecology, and nonequilibrium? Science 307(5710): 673-674; Author Reply 673-674. NAL Call Number: 470 SCI2 Descriptors: conservation of natural resources, ecosystem, Africa, Australia, ecology, environment, insects, population density.
Harris, G.M., G.J. Russell, R.I.v. Aarde, and S.L. Pimm (2008). Rules of habitat use by elephants Loxodonta africana in southern Africa: insights for regional management. Oryx 42(1): 66-75. ISSN: (p) 0030-6053; (E) 1365-3008. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605308000483 Descriptors: African elephant, Loxodonta africana, culling, habitat selection, population control, wildlife management.
Jackson, T.P., S. Mosojane, S.M. Ferreira, and R.J.v. Aarde (2008). Solutions for elephant Loxodonta africana crop raiding in northern Botswana: moving away from symptomatic approaches. Oryx 42(1): 83-91. ISSN: (p) 0030-6053; (E) 1365-3008. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605308001117 Descriptors: African elephants, Loxodonta africana, crop damage, economic analysis, crop raiding.
Jackson, W.A. (2003). Elephants' milk. Pharmaceutical Historian 33(4): 64-5. Descriptors: milk history, therapeutics history, Great Britain, history, 19th century.
Nissani, M. (2004). Theory of mind and insight in chimpanzees, elephants and other animals? In: L.J. Rogers and G. Kaplan (Editors), Comparative Vertebrate Cognition: Are Primates Superior to Non-Primates? Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, p. 227-261. ISBN: 0306477270. NAL Call Number: QL785.C537 2004 Descriptors: Pan troglodytes, chimpanzees, Elephas maximus, Aisan elephant, intelligence, cognition, overview and insight ability.
Nyhus, P. and R. Tilson (2004). Agroforestry, elephants, and tigers: balancing conservation theory and practice in human-dominated landscapes of Southeast Asia. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 104(1): 87-97. ISSN: 0167-8809. NAL Call Number: S601.A34 Descriptors: agroforestry, Elephantidae, Panthera tigris, wildlife management, conservation buffers, human wildlife relations, land use, South East Asia, Indonesia.
Omondi, P., E. Bitok, and J. Kagiri (2004). Managing human-elephant conflicts: the Kenyan experience. Pachyderm 36: 80-86. ISSN: 1026-2881. Descriptors: African elephants, Loxodonta africana, animals, man, conflicts with man, interactions, conservation measures, Kenya, strategies, management. Language of Text: English, with English and French summaries.
Palombo, M., M. Mussi, P. Gioia, and G. Cavarretta (2005). Studying Proboscideans: knowledge, problems, and perspectives. Selected papers from "The World of Elephants" congress, Rome. Quaternary International 126-128: i-vi, 1-287. ISSN: 1040-6182. Descriptors: Proboscidea, Italy, meeting papers, problems, knowledge, perspectives.
Payne, K. (2003). Sources of social complexity in the three elephant species. In: F.B.M. de Waal and P.L. Tyack (Editors), Animal Social Complexity: Intelligence, Culture, and Individualized Societies, Harvard University Press: Cambridge & London, p. 57-85. ISBN: 0674009290. NAL Call Number: QL739.3.A56 2003 Descriptors: Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta cyclotis, literature review, social behavior, social complexity, review.
Pradhan, N.M.B. (2007). An ecological study of a re-colonizing population of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in lowland Nepal. Dissertation, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management: 31 + 26 + 20 + 27 pp. + 1 paper p. Abstract: This thesis includes four papers studying the population size and composition, habitat use at different spatial scales, seasonal diets and impact on forest habitats of a recently recolonizing population of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in the south-western part of the Bardia National Park, Nepal. Elephants strongly preferred floodplain communities both during the cool and the hot dry season, and there was a significant shift from forest to grass-dominated subtypes between these two seasons. Along fresh elephant tracks in the sal-dominated forest, there were more trees with previous elephant impact and a higher density of important food trees, especially Mallotus philippensis, than at random points. Elephant impact on trees was higher in the floodplain complex than in sal-dominated forest. At the time of study, the density of the colonizing population was low. However, the population is increasing and with immigrating sub-adult males, genetic diversity may be enhanced. Reproduced with Permission from CAB Abstracts. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, diet, floodplains, genetic diversity, genetic variation, habitat selection, habitats, national parks, population dynamics, population structure, seasonal variation, Mallotus philippensis, Shorea robusta.
Pradhan, N.M.B. and P. Wegge (2007). Dry season habitat selection by a recolonizing population of Asian elephants Elephas maximus in lowland Nepal. Acta Theriologica 52(2): 205-214. ISSN: 0001-7051. Abstract: Owing to landclearing and human expansion, Asian elephant Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 is declining throughout its range. In lowland Nepal, the species now only occurs in small remnant populations, shared with India. In order to develop guidelines for conserving the species in the country, we studied the habitat use of a small and recently re-established population in Bardia National Park. We used the distribution of dung in fixed width transects to estimate seasonal habitat selection at a general scale of the Park. We also analysed a specific habitat selection by elephants within the sal-dominated forest, by comparing the composition of trees and frequency of previous elephant impact on them along fresh tracks with those at random points. Elephants strongly preferred floodplain communities both during the cool and the hot season, but there was a marked shift from forest to grass-dominated subtypes between these seasons. Within the sal-dominated forest, there were more trees with previous elephant impact and a higher density of important food trees, especially Mallotus philippensis along fresh tracks than in random points. We found little if any effect of human activity or location of available water on the spatial distribution of elephant dung. The density of the colonizing population was low (ca 0.2 animals/km2), but numbers are expected to increase in the future. With the preferred floodplain habitat being quite small (ca 60 km2), animals are then expected to spread outside the national park. A large tract of government forest adjacent to the park may then, for some time, provide needed space for the expanding population. Reproduced with Permission from CAB Abstracts. Descriptors: Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, dry season, feces, floodplains, habitat selection, population decrease, seasonal behavior, spatial distribution, wildlife conservation.
Pradhan, N.M.B., P. Wegge, and S.R. Moe (2007). How does a recolonizing population of Asian elephants affect the forest habitat. Journal of Zoology 273(2): 183-191. ISSN: 0952-8369; Online: 1469-7998. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00313.x NAL Call Number: QL1.J68 Abstract: The Asian elephant Elephas maximus is currently re-colonizing the Bardia National Park in lowland Nepal. We studied their impact on woody vegetation in the nutrient-rich floodplain and in the relatively nutrient-poor sal forest. The types and extent of tree impact were recorded along fixed-width transects (335 km). Species composition, density and size classes >=8 cm diameter breast height (dbh) were recorded in 15-m radius random plots (n=95). Impact was higher in the floodplain complex than in the sal-dominated forest. Our hypothesis that elephants were more selective on species in the nutrient-poor sal forest was only partly supported; the niche breadth of impacted trees was slightly higher in the floodplain complex. Pushed-over trees accounted for the highest proportion of impact (55%), followed by killed trees (39%). Of the pushed trees, 10% were not used for food. Among food trees, elephants selectively impacted size class 12-16 cm dbh, whereas non-food trees were impacted independently of size. A large proportion of the freshly browsed trees had been felled previously, indicating that most felled trees survived, enabling elephants to feed on them again. This may reflect an evolutionary adaptation among long-lived species with high site fidelity. Owing to preferential use but low abundance, two species in sal forest, Grewia spp. and Desmodium oojeinense, were found to be particularly vulnerable to local extinction due to elephants. Although the elephants had impacted a large number of species (62, 73% of all), 56.4% of the impacted trees consisted of Mallotus phillippinensis. A recently observed increase in the density of M. phillippinensis and the concurrent reduction of the hardly utilized Shorea robusta indicates that the rapidly growing elephant population may modify the composition of the forest by increasing its preferred food species. Reproduced with Permission from CAB Abstracts. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, Asia, Nepal, alluvial-floodplain, Mallotus phillippinensis, megaherbivores, sal forest, tree impact.
Sitati, N.W., M.J. Walpole, and N. Leader Williams (2005). Factors affecting susceptibility of farms to crop raiding by African elephants: using a predictive model to mitigate conflict. Journal of Applied Ecology 42(6): 1175-1182. ISSN: 0021-8901. NAL Call Number: 410 J828 Descriptors: Loxodonta africana, crop damage, prediction, pest control, Kenya.
Skarpe, C., P.A. Aarrestad, H.P. Andreassen, S.S. Dhillion, T. Dimakatso, J.T. du Toit, Duncan, J. Halley, H. Hytteborn, S. Makhabu, M. Mari, W. Marokane, G. Masunga, M. Ditshoswane, S.R. Moe, R. Mojaphoko, D. Mosugelo, S. Motsumi, G. Neo Mahupeleng, M. Ramotadima, L. Rutina, L. Sechele, T.B. Sejoe, S. Stokke, J.E. Swenson, C. Taolo, M. Vandewalle, and P. Wegge (2004). The return of the giants: ecological effects of an increasing elephant population. Ambio 33(6): 276-82. NAL Call Number: QH540.A52 Abstract: Northern Botswana and adjacent areas, have the world's largest population of African elephant (Loxodonta africana). However, a 100 years ago elephants were rare following excessive hunting. Simultaneously, ungulate populations were severely reduced by decease. The ecological effects of the reduction in large herbivores must have been substantial, but are little known. Today, however, ecosystem changes following the increase in elephant numbers cause considerable concern in Botswana. This was the background for the "BONIC" project, investigating the interactions between the increasing elephant population and other ecosystem components and processes. Results confirm that the ecosystem is changing following the increase in elephant and ungulate populations, and, presumably, developing towards a situation resembling that before the reduction of large herbivores. We see no ecological reasons to artificially change elephant numbers. There are, however, economic and social reasons to control elephants, and their range in northern Botswana may have to be artificially restricted. Descriptors: conservation of natural resources, ecosystem, antelopes, Botswana, plants growth and development, population dynamics.
Stephenson, P.J. (2004). The future for elephants in Africa. In : N. Burgess, J. D'Amico Hales, E. Underwood, E. Dinerstein, D. Olson, I. Itoua, J. Schipper, T. Ricketts and K. Newman Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: a Conservation Assessment, Island Press: Washington, DC, Covelo & London, p. 133-136. ISBN: 1559633646. NAL Call Number: QH77.A35T47 2004 Descriptors: African elephant, Loxodonta africana, conservation threats, past, present, future, conservation measures, review, Africa.
Sukumar, R. (2003). The Living Elephants: Evolutionary Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation., Oxford University Press: New York, 478 p. ISBN: 0195107780. NAL Call Number: QL737.P98S956 2003 Descriptors: Asian elephant, African elephant, wildlife conservation.
Surendra Varma (2006). Conserving a compact evergreen elephant habitat: a survey of the population status and conservation of Asian elephant in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Southern India. Tigerpaper 33(4): 12-19. ISSN: 1014-2789. Abstract: A study was conducted to document the elephant distribution pattern, human-elephant conflicts and other conservation issues of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Kalakadu-Mundanthuri Tiger Reserve, southern India. The vegetation type is dominated by evergreen forest and it is the last remaining compact evergreen forest elephant habitat in southern India. The survey carried out during 1991 estimated 107 elephants and 138 in 1997. The increase could be attributed to the actual increase in the number of elephants or movement of elephants across the reserves. Combining the information of both direct sightings and indirect evidence, it is indicated that the elephants used the reserve throughout the year. It was also observed that elephant conservation problems such as human-elephant conflicts and elephant deaths due to poaching are not great. However, the habitat-related problems are severe and need to be addressed immediately. Forest exploitation for irrigation and power projects, severe cattle grazing pressure, frequent fires, timber extraction, non-wood forest products collection, road construction and uncontrolled encroachments along the foothills have caused severe damage to the reserve. Some of the conservation goals are presented. Reproduced with Permission from CAB Abstracts. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, broadleaved evergreen forests, conflict, deforestation, ecological disturbance, forest fires, forest management, forests, grazing, habitat destruction, habitat selection, habitats, logging, mortality, nature reserves, road construction, spatial distribution, wildlife conservation.
Surendra Varma (2008). Spatial distribution of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and its habitat usage pattern in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, southern India. Current Science 94(4): 501-506. ISSN: 0011-3891. Abstract: The study demonstrates the value of short term, but rapid surveys in understanding the spatial pattern of distribution of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and its habitat usage pattern in the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, southern India. Results indicated that the elephants use the habitat uniformly throughout the reserve, since encounter rates of elephant dung piles were found to be similar for most of the routes surveyed. However, data on fresh dung piles, indicative of presence of elephants at any given point of time and space, pointed to a clumped distribution. With respect to habitat use, 60% of elephant signs were recorded in the evergreen forests, 13% in grasslands and 12% in evergreen and reed belts. However, a comparison of dung density indicates a significant difference (P<0.0000) across the habitats and the elephant densities appear to be more in the grasslands. The elevation of the reserve ranged from 40 to 1867 m; however, presence of elephants was limited to altitudes ranging from 300 to 1300 m, out of which 90% was restricted to altitudes ranging between 600 and 1200 m. Reproduced with Permission from CAB Abstracts. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, animal behavior, feces, forests, grasslands, habitat selection, habitats, nature reserves, population density, spatial distribution, wildlife conservation.
Surendra Varma, Nguyen Xuan Dang, Tran Van Thanh, and R. Sukumar (2008). The Asian elephants Elephas maximus of Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam: status and conservation of a vanishing population. Oryx 42(1): 92-99. ISSN: 0030-6053. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605308010090 Abstract: This study updates the status and conservation of the Endangered Asian elephant Elephas maximus in Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam. Line transect indirect surveys, block surveys for elephant signs, village surveys of elephant-human conflict incidents, guard-post surveys for records of sightings, and surveys of elephant food plants were undertaken during the dry and wet seasons of 2001. A minimum of 11 elephants and a maximum of 15-17 elephants was estimated for c. 500 km2 of the Park and its vicinity. The elephants are largely confined to the southern boundary of the Park and make extensive use of the adjoining La Nga State Forest Enterprises. During the dry season the elephants depend on at least 26 species of wild and cultivated plants, chiefly the fruits of cashew. Most of the villages surveyed reported some elephant-human conflict. Two adult male elephants seem to cover a large area to raid crops, whereas the family groups restrict themselves to a few villages; overall, the conflict is not serious. Since 2001 there have been no reports of any deaths or births of elephants in the Park. We make recommendations for habitat protection and management, increasing the viability of the small population, reducing elephant-human conflicts, and improving the chances of survival of the declining elephants of this Park. The Government has now approved an Action Plan for Urgent Conservation Areas in Vietnam that calls for the establishment of three elephant conservation areas in the country, including Cat Tien National Park. Reproduced with Permission from CAB Abstracts. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, conservation areas, endangered species, food supply, habitats, national parks, population decrease, seasonal behavior, survival, wildlife management.
Swain, D. (2004). Asian Elephants: Past, Present & Future., International Book Distributors: Dehra Dun, 226 p. ISBN: 8170893100. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, conflicts with man, domestication, conservation measures, food plants, behavior, ecology, Asia, distribution, biology, threats, relationships with man, comprehensive review.
Van Der Merwe, N.J. and F.J. Kruger (2003). Source location of African elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn by stable isotope ratio analysis. Forensic Science International 136(Suppl. 1): 383. ISSN: 0379-0738. Descriptors: ivory, African elephant, rhinoceros horn, analysis, stable isotope ratio, source location, illegal trade.
van Kooten, G.C. (2008). Protecting the African elephant: A dynamic bioeconomic model of ivory trade. Biological Conservation 141(8): 2012-2022. ISSN: 0006-3207. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2008.05.016 NAL Call Number: S900.B5 Abstract: A dynamic bioeconomic model of ivory trade is used to investigate the efficacy of conservation payments, tourism benefits, quota regimes and a trade ban on the protection of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). The model consists of four ivory exporting regions and one demand region. Results indicate that a trade ban might not be successful in maintaining elephants, even if it increases the costs of marketing ivory and leads to a stigma effect that reduces demand. Indeed, trade in elephant products may offer some hope for the elephant, but only if there exist effective institutions that translate in situ protection into economic values. Descriptors: African elephant, Loxodonta africana, ivory trade, bioeconomic, protecting, trade ban, protection.
Wiese, R.J. and K. Willis (2004). Calculation of longevity and life expectancy in captive elephants. Zoo Biology 23(4): 365-373. ISSN: 0733-3188. NAL Call Number: QL77.5.Z6 Descriptors: captive elephants, longevity, life expectancy, calculation.
Wittemyer, G., I. Douglas Hamilton, and W.M. Getz (2005). The socioecology of elephants: analysis of the processes creating multitiered social structures. Animal Behaviour 69: 1357-71. NAL Call Number: Film S-1802 Descriptors: social structures, processes, sociobiology, multitiered.
Wood, J.D., C.E. O'Connell Rodwell, and S.L. Klemperer (2005). Using seismic sensors to detect elephants and other large mammals: a potential census technique. Journal of Applied Ecology 42: 587-94. NAL Call Number: 410 J828 Descriptors: census technique, seismic sensors, detect, large mammals.
Woolley, L.A., R.L. Mackey, B.R. Page, and R. Slotow (2008). Modelling the effect of age specific mortality on elephant Loxodonta africana populations: can natural mortality provide regulation? Oryx 42(1): 49-57. ISSN: (p) 0030-6053; (E) 1365-3008. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605308000495 Descriptors: African elephant, Loxodonta africana, causes of death, drought, mortality, population dynamics, predation, wildlife management.
Yokoyama, S., N. Takenaka, D.W. Agnew, and J. Shoshani (2005). Elephants and human color-blind deuteranopes have identical sets of visual pigments. Genetics 170(1): 335-44. NAL Call Number: QH431.A1G432 Abstract: Being the largest land mammals, elephants have very few natural enemies and are active during both day and night. Compared with those of diurnal and nocturnal animals, the eyes of elephants and other arrhythmic species, such as many ungulates and large carnivores, must function in both the bright light of day and dim light of night. Despite their fundamental importance, the roles of photosensitive molecules, visual pigments, in arrhythmic vision are not well understood. Here we report that elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus) use RH1, SWS1, and LWS pigments, which are maximally sensitive to 496, 419, and 552 nm, respectively. These light sensitivities are virtually identical to those of certain "color-blind" people who lack MWS pigments, which are maximally sensitive to 530 nm. During the day, therefore, elephants seem to have the dichromatic color vision of deuteranopes. During the night, however, they are likely to use RH1 and SWS1 pigments and detect light at 420-490 nm. Descriptors: visual pigments, color blind deuteranopes, human, dichromatic, day, night, pigments, photosensitive molecules.
Zhang Li, Ma LiChao, and Feng LiMin (2006). New challenges facing traditional nature reserves: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) conservation in China. Integrative Zoology 1(4): 179-187. ISSN: 1749-4869. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-4877.2006.00031.x Abstract: Traditional conservation strategies can effectively preserve biodiversity within nature reserves, but may fail to mitigate the conflicts between rural development and wildlife conservation. This paper discusses the magnitude of the conflict and its development over time, focusing on elephant conservation and land resource management within and around nature reserves. We suggest that regulations alone can satisfy neither the demands to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem services nor the demands to achieve human welfare. More innovative tools such as informed land-use planning and integrated conservation development projects are called for to reduce the agricultural interface with elephant range, and therefore to alleviate the damage caused by the conflict. Reproduced with Permission from CAB Abstracts. Descriptors: Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, biodiversity, conservation, ecosystems, land resources, land use planning, nature reserves, regulations, resource management.


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