Biological Conservation Newsletter
No. 113
September 1992
Editor: Jane Villa-Lobos
AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION
The Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the African elephant will remain listed as threatened rather than be reclassified to endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Information obtained during the public comment period on a 1991 proposed reclassification indicates that enhanced protection and the current ivory trade ban have drastically reduced the illegal killing of elephants.
Widespread poaching for ivory in the 1970s and 1980s severely reduced elephant populations in much of their range. In 1989, the Bush Administration imposed a moratorium on ivory imports and the Service submitted a proposal to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to list the species on Appendix I which was adopted later that year. In 1991, the Service proposed to reclassify most populations of African elephants as endangered, a status indicating a species likely to become extinct.
The Service's final decision to retain the threatened status was based on complete information on elephant conservation programs in African countries, updates on poaching activity, and reports from a CITES panel of elephant experts that became available at the CITES conference of the parties in March. However, the import of African ivory into the United States is still prohibited, as imposed by President Bush under the African Elephant Conservation Act in 1989.
The current African elephant population numbers approximately 600,000 animals occupying about 2 million square miles of habitat. Habitat loss continues to occur throughout much of the elephant's range due to the pressures of increasing human populations and agricultural encroachment.
In another step to save this species, the Secretary of the Interior announced that the United States will provide $200,000 in emergency relief for African elephants in drought-stricken southeastern Zimbabwe. The funding will support a relocation effort underway by the Zimbabwe government to move about 400 elephants from Gonarezhou National Park to surrounding farmland where food and water are more plentiful. Conditions are so severe the Zimbabwe government has been forced to thin the elephant herd to prevent drastic losses and permanent damage to the park's wildlife habitat. The U.S.-supported effort is reducing the number of elephants that must be culled from the herd. Meat from culled animals is being distributed to local communities whose people are facing severe food shortages. Area farmers, whose livestock and crops have been decimated by the drought, have agreed to refrain from grazing cattle on their land and allow wildlife to repopulate the region.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
The Garden Club of America is offering two $5,000 awards to assist with field work in the area of conservation of tropical botany. Awards will be made on a competitive basis to graduate students conducting field work in the tropics as part of their doctoral dissertation research.
There is no application form, however, students must submit the following: 1) curriculum vitae, including graduate and undergraduate transcripts (photocopies acceptable); 2) evidence of foreign language capability, if necessary for country of research; 3) a two-page outline of the proposed research, including its relevance to conservation; 4) a letter stating his or her plans for the future; a long-term commitment to conservation of tropical forests, and an intent to work in the areas will add merit to the application; and 5) a letter of recommendation from the advisor, which should include an evaluation of the student's progress to date.
U.S. citizenship is not a requirement, however, students
must be enrolled in a U.S. university to be eligible for this
scholarship. The awards will be made on a one-time basis, and
applications are due by December 31, 1992. Recipients will be
announced by March 15, 1993. Mail applications to: Lori
Michaelson, World Wildlife Fund/Garden Club of America
Scholarships in Tropical Botany, World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037.
The International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP) offers two types of grants: U.S. Section annual research grants and Pan American Section small grants. The U.S. Section annual research grants are for projects with a strong conservation orientation relating to species or habitats at risk in the Americas. Consideration will be given to the catalytic nature of the work and the likelihood that an ICBP grant will trigger additional funding. Awards are up to US$2,000. Submit four copies of the project proposal (5 pages maximum, double-spaced), plus a budget and a resume of the investigator to: ICBP Grants Committee, ICBP c/o World Wildlife Fund-US, 1250 24th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037. Deadline: February 1, 1993.
The Pan American Section offers small grants for avian conservation projects in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. A wide diversity of project proposals may be considered for funding, including research, habitat protection and management, and public education. All projects, however, must have a clear conservation component. Anyone can apply for a grant which can range from $100 to $5,000. For more information on submitting proposals, write: Dr. James Lynch, Pan American Continental Section/ICBP, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, P. O. Box 28, Edgewater, MD 21037 U.S.A. Deadlines: February 1 and September 1, 1993.
FUNDING FOR JOURNALS
Researchers in remote tropical locations can now apply for funding which is available from the American Academy of Science for subscriptions to scientific journals. For more information contact: American Academy of Science, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036 U.S.A.
MOUNTAIN CLOUD FOREST MEETING CHANGE IN DATE/LOCATION
The tropical montane cloud forests symposium/workshop announced in the May issue has been changed and will now be held June 1-5, 1993 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The symposium will focus on the importance of tropical montane cloud forests, assessing their threats, and culminating with a proposal for an international protection program to preserve these valuable ecosystems. Scientists working in montane cloud forests or with atmospheric systems that interact with cloud forests and who have a broad interest in their conservation, plus managers of these ecosystems, are invited to apply for participation. The organizers are particularly interested in papers describing current research, distribution and protected area status of cloud forests in: Africa, South East Asia, Pacific Islands, Northern Australia/New Guinea; Central America/Caribbean, and South America. Case studies dealing with management and use of cloud forest areas (including tourism impact and economics) are also invited. Other topics to be covered include cloud forest hydrology, forest-atmosphere interactions, linkage to global climatic or air quality change, biodiversity and research methods. Abstracts of papers (2 pages) should be submitted to the organizers by November 15, 1992 for screening. Full papers are due by April 15, 1993. For further information contact any of the Program organizers: Dr. Fred Scatena, Institute of Tropical Forestry, Call Box 25000, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00928 U.S.A., Fax (809) 250-6924; or Dr. Lawrence S. Hamilton or Dr. James O. Juvik, EAPI East-West Center, 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96848 U.S.A.; Fax (808) 944-7970.
FUTURE MEETINGS
October 17-21. A World Congress for Education &
Communication on Environment & Development (ECO-ED), sponsored by
UNESCO and the International Chamber of Commerce, in co-operation
with UNEP, will be held in Toronto, Canada. ECO-ED's purpose is
to stimulate informed action by improving accuracy, quality and
delivery of education and communication relating to the
environment and sustainable development. For further information,
contact: CONGRESS CANADA, 191 Niagara Street, Toronto, Canada M5V
1C9; Tel: (416) 860-1772; Fax: (416) 860-0380.
October 27-30. The 19th Annual Natural Areas Conference,
"Rediscovering America: Natural Areas in the 1990s", will be held
at Indiana University, Bloomington. The conference will provide
an opportunity for biologists, ecologists, natural resource
managers, naturalists, and volunteers to exchange ideas on
protecting, preserving and managing rare species and significant
habitats. For registration information, contact: NAC
Registration, Indiana University Conference Bureau, IMU Room 677,
Bloomington, Indiana 47405; Tel: (812) 855-6451. For conference
information, contact: Cloyce L. Hedge, Division of Nature
Preserves, 402 W. Washington Street, Room W267, Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204; Tel: (317) 232-4052.
June 7-11, 1993. The Society for Conservation Biology will hold its 1995 annual meeting on the campus of Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. For more information, contact: Richard L. Knight, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523; Tel: (303) 491-6714.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Island Resources Foundation has published six new books providing a national overview of the state of the environment in each of six neighboring island states in the Lesser Antilles: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The country environmental profiles are designed primarily for those engaged in setting a national environmental action agenda in motion. Island Resources Foundation and the Caribbean Conservation Foundation have also prepared an executive summary in Environmental Agenda for the 1990s: A Synthesis of the Eastern Caribbean Country Environmental Profile Series. These publications can be obtained from Island Resources Foundation, 1718 P Street, N.W., Suite T 4, Washington, DC 20036; Tel: (202) 265-9712.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
TRAFFIC USA - Trade Records Analysis of Flora and Fauna in Commerce - is the principal U.S. source of objective information on international wildlife trade for the U.S. government, Congress, non-governmental organizations, and industry, and a program of World Wildlife Fund-US. There are 17 TRAFFIC offices worldwide which monitor global trade in wildlife and wildlife products. TRAFFIC is currently searching for a Program Officer to be based in its Washington, DC office to initiate and supervise projects and research relating to policy, wildlife conservation, and status and management of species subject to trade and utilization.
Qualified applicants should possess a Master's or Doctoral degree in botany, ecology, wildlife biology, conservation biology, or resource management, and have at least 2 years of experience in field ecology, wildlife management, natural resources management, or related conservation work. At least 1 year of field or work experience relating directly to wildlife trade and/or management is necessary. Fluency in English and at least one other language preferred. Public policy experience is desirable. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to: World Wildlife Fund-US, Human Resources Dept. - 228M, 1250 24th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037; Fax: (202) 293- 9211.
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Anon. 1992. Regenerating endangered Latin American maize
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Anon. 1992. Reserve in Zaire benefits okapi. Focus
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61(3): 217-226.
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8(2): 28-31.
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Dawson, C. 1992. Denver Botanic Gardens: conserving the
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Dibble, S. 1992. Paraguay: plotting a new course. Nat.
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Donnelly, M. 1992. CITES meeting illustrates differences
between developed and developing world. Marine Conservation
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Donnelly, S. 1992. Summit to save the Earth. Time
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Dudley, J., Mensah-Ntiamoah, A. and Kpelle, D. 1992. Forest
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wildlife conservation project in southern Ghana. African J.
Ecology 30(2): 116-126.
Elder, J. 1992. North Mountain gyres. Orion 11(3):
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Elmer-Dewitt, P. 1992. Rich vs. poor. Time 139(22):
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Ferreras, P., Aldama, J., Beltran, J. and Delibes, M. 1992.
Rates and causes of mortality in a fragmented population of
Iberian lynx Felis pardina Temminck, 1824. Biol.
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Finlayson, M. and Moser, M. (Eds.) 1992. Wetlands.
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Fischer-Smith, J. 1992. Environmentalism of the spirit. An
interview with Senator Al Gore. Orion 11(3): 75-79.
Fitzpatrick, T. 1992. The giving tree. Washington
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Flamm, B. 1992. Limiting factors in the establishment,
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Fowle, S. 1992. Marine fishery reserves are sound
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Gillis, A. 1992. Keeping aliens out of paradise.
BioScience 42(7): 482-485. (Alien pests in Hawaii)
Gould, J. 1992. In defence of wild water. Maruia
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Grossman, D., Ferrar, T. and du Plessis, P. 1992. Socio-
economic factors influencing conservation in South Africa.
TRAFFIC Bull. 13(1): 29-31.
Hathorn, C. 1992. It's a dam shame. Wildlife Cons.
95(4): 54-59. (Hyrdoelectric dams on Columbia River kill salmon)
Heacox, K. 1992. Where mining cuts long and deep.
Wilderness 55(197): 22-26. (Mining in Alaska)
Heinsohn, R. 1992. When conservation goes to the dogs.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution 7(7): 214-215. (African
wild dog)
Hubbard, A., Mcorist, S., Jones, T., Boid, R., Scott, R. and
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Johnson, M. and Upchurch, R. 1991. Legumes and the recovery
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(Arizona)
Johnston, J. 1992. Plant biodiversity becomes a growing
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Joyce, C. 1992. Western medicine men return to the field.
BioScience 42(6): 399-403. (Search for new medicines)
Jugens, N. 1992. A national park for succulent plants in
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Kenworthy, T. 1992. Saving plant and animal life.
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Kikkawa, J. and Dwyer, P. 1992. Use of scattered resources
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Kremen, C. 1992. Butterflies as ecological and biodiversity
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Kremen, C. 1992. Ny fizahana lolo eto Madagasikara. Wings
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Kumar, Y. 1992. "Extinct" orchid rediscovered. Current
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India)
Lake, D. and Rare Plant Committee of the East Bay Chapter of
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Leach, G., Dunlop, C., Barritt, M., Latz, P. and Sammy, N.
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Lesica, P. 1992. Effects of cryptogamic soil crust on the
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Am. Midl. Nat. 128: 53-60. (Rare endemic, SW Montana)
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Lovejoy, T. 1992. Making things happen in Rio. Time
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Lowry III, P. 1992. Conservation and development in
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Martin, E. 1992. The trade and uses of wildlife products in
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McCann, J. 1992. Long-term dream for Samana Bay could be
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McLeod, C. 1992. Northern exposure. New Brunswick's gypsum
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Pino, J., Gregory, K., Bradford, E. and Balain, D. 1992. New
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Watkins, T. 1992. Law and liquidation. Wilderness
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Wexler, M. 1992. Sacred rights. Nat. Wildlife 30(4):
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Wuerthner, G. 1992. Hard rock and heap leach. Wilderness
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