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Cover
White rhinos tend to be
creatures of habit. This individual drank at the same waterhole at around 3:30
every afternoon. Photographer Nigel Dennis (africaimagery.com) would park close
to the waterhole at 3pm and not have long to wait before the rhino put in an
appearance. On hot days the rhino would often wallow in the muddy margins of the
pool-a useful way to get rid of ticks and other skin parasites and, of course,
cool off. Five species of rhinoceros survive perilously across the globe: in
Asia, the Javan rhino, Sumatran rhino, and Indian rhino have an estimated
combined population of fewer than 3,000 animals; in Africa, white and black
rhinos remain only slightly less critical. Historically, rhinos have been under
great pressure from poaching for the trade in their parts, especially their
valuable horns, which are ground into a fine powder and used in traditional
Asian medicines. Rhino horn is also used as a decorative dagger handle, produced
for centuries in Yemen and elsewhere.
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Directors
Marjorie Cooke
Roger Fouts, Ph.D.
David O.
Hill
Fredrick Hutchison, Jr.
Cathy Liss
Christine Stevens
Cynthia
Wilson
Officers
Christine Stevens, President
Cynthia Wilson,
Vice President
Fredrick Hutchison, Jr., CPA, Treasurer
Marjorie Cooke,
Secretary
Scientific Committee
Marjorie Anchel, Ph.D.
Gerard
Bertrand, Ph.D.
F. Barbara Orlans, Ph.D.
Roger Payne, Ph.D.
Samuel
Peacock, M.D.
International Committee
Aline de Aluja, D.M.V., Mexico
Ambassador Tabarak Husain, Bangladesh
Angela King, United Kingdom
Godofredo Stutzin, Chile
Agnes Van Volkenburgh, Poland
Alexey Yablokov,
Ph.D., Russia
Staff and Consultants
Ava Armendariz, Publications
Coordinator
Amy Conklin, Administrative Assistant
John Gleiber, Assistant
to the Officers
Diane Halverson, Farm Animal Advisor
Marlene Halverson,
Farm Animal Economic Advisor
Christopher J. Heyde, Research Associate
Lynne Hutchison, Executive Secretary
Cathy Liss, Executive Director
Nell
Naughton, Mail Order Secretary
Greta Nilsson, Wildlife Consultant
Viktor
Reinhardt, D.M.V., Ph.D., Laboratory Animal Advisor
Jennifer Rinick, Research
Assistant
Adam M. Roberts, Senior Research Associate
Wendy Swann, Research
Associate
Ben White, Special Projects |
Table of
Contents
WILDLIFE AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Hawksbill Sea Turtles
Granted a Reprieve,
CITES Takes Center Stage in Chile
Vigilance Needed to Save
the Rhino
It's Still a Bear Market
Parrot Smuggling Still a
Global Problem,
by Ann Michels, Species Survival Network
Japan Remains Determined to
Kill Whales
Overconsumption of
Turtles Contributes to Their Demise,
by Dr. Teresa Telecky, Humane
Society of the United States
Green Turtle Farm
Seeks Registration as Captive Breeder
Captures Tip the Balance
for the Black Sea Dolphins
A Framework for the Future?
by Adam M. Roberts
"Their Plight is
Desperate"
Localizing Animal
Agriculture
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The yellow-headed parrot symbolizes
the decline of wild bird species. (Michael D. Schindlinger) |
MARINE
ANIMALS
Keiko's Long Journey to
Freedom
Loving Whales to
Death?
Fishing Runs Afoul of
Right Whales
NMFS Gives Permission to Navy
to Deploy Low Frequency Active Sonar
Nine Countries
Meet to Save Sea Turtles,
by Ben White
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Sea turtles: ancient, beautiful, and
threatened. New convention meets to save them. (Ursula Keuper-Bennett/turtles.org) |
FARM ANIMALS
Life on Ooh-Mah-Nee Farm
Texas Attorney General's Opinion
Results In
Horse Slaughter Investigation
Farm Animal Health and Well-Being
Paper Now Available
Tail Docking Dairy Cattle,
by
Marlene Halverson
Web Extra:
The Garrett Files
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One of the rescued goats surveys the wide open expanse of
Ooh-Mah-Nee Farm. (Jen Rinick/AWI) |
LABORATORY
ANIMALS
USDA's Primate Policy is Scuttled by Research Industry
Coulston's Cruel Reign Comes to a Close
BOOK REVIEWS
The New
SPANA Story
Saving Emily |
