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| status = CR
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| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
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| genus = ''[[Bos]]''
| species = '''''B. sauveli'''''
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| binomial_authority = [[Achille Urbain|Urbain]], [[1937]]
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'''Kouprey''' (''Bos sauveli'' also known as '''Kouproh''' or '''Grey ox''') is a wild forest-dwelling [[ox]] found mainly in northern [[Cambodia]] but also believed to exist in southern [[Laos]], western [[Vietnam]], and eastern [[Thailand]]. It was discovered in [[1937]].
'''Heather Mallick''' (born 1959) is a [[Toronto]]-based columnist, author and lecturer. She writes a weekly column for the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s website. She teaches courses on politics and writing at the [[University of Toronto]] School of Continuing Studies and lectures on Human Rights and Canadian nationalism. Until recently she also wrote a monthly column for ''Chatelaine'' magazine.


Kouprey is a very large [[ungulate]], about the same size as a [[Wild Asian Water Buffalo]]. Male Kouprey stand up to two metres tall at the shoulder and weigh an average of 900 kilograms. However, the kouprey herds recently discovered in Vietnam have individuals attaining weights of about 1700 kg or so, according to Vietnamese zoologists{{Fact|date=October 2007}}. Kouprey have tall but narrow bodies, long legs and humped backs. Kouprey can be either grey, dark brown or black. The horns of the female are lyre-shaped with antelope-like upward spirals. The horns of the male are wide and arch forward and upward, and they begin to fray at the tips at about three years of age. Both sexes have notched nostrils and long tails.
==Biography==
Mallick was born in [[Norway House, Manitoba]] and raised in the northern [[Ontario]] town of [[Kapuskasing]] and in other remote communities where her father worked as a [[physician]], Mallick attended the [[University of Toronto]] where she received a [[bachelor's degree|bachelor's]] and [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]] degrees in English Literature. She also earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from [[Ryerson University]].


Kouprey live in low, partially forested hills where they eat mainly [[grass]]es. Kouprey are [[diurnal animal|diurnal]], eating in the open at night and under the forest cover during the day. They live in herds of up to twenty, generally consisting of only cows and calves, but also bulls during the dry season.
After graduation, she was employed at the Canadian financial daily newspaper ''[[Financial Post]]'' where she first worked as a copy editor and later became a news editor.


There are estimated to be fewer than 250 kouprey left in the world. These low numbers are attributed to uncontrolled [[hunting]] by locals and soldiers, in conjunction with [[disease]]s introduced from [[cattle]] and loss of [[habitat (ecology)|habitat]]. However the kouprey is suspected to have always been somewhat rare.{{fact}}
She first came to public notice in Canada during the 1990s as the book review editor and writer for the Sunday edition of the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'', where she won two [[Canadian Newspaper Association]] National Newspaper Awards for critical writing in 1994 and feature writing in 1996<ref>http://www.cna-acj.ca/client/cna/cna.nsf/web/NNAWinners1996/ Canadian National Newspaper awards 1996</ref>. Mallick later wrote for ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' where her left-of-centre political opinion column was a regular part of the paper's Saturday edition until December 2005. She also wrote major and minor pieces for the newspaper on lifestyle and other issues. Stylistically, Mallick has been compared to writers such as the American commentators [[Maureen Dowd]] and [[Molly Ivins]] and the British commentator [[Julie Burchill]].


=== Relation to other species ===
Mallick's first book, ''Pearls in Vinegar'', was published in September, 2004 in Canada. She published a collection of new essays for Knopf Canada in April, 2007 entitled ''Cake or Death: The Excruciating Choices of Everyday Life''.


Research published by Northwestern University in London's ''Journal of Zoology'' indicated that a comparison of mitochondrial sequences showed the Kouprey might be a hybrid between a [[Zebu]] and a [[Banteng]].<ref>[http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-09/nu-nbd091506.php Northwestern biologists demote Southeast Asia's 'forest ox'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, the authors of this study have rescinded their conclusion, <ref> G. J. Galbreath, J. C. Mordacq, F. H. Weiler (2007)
Mallick is married to [[Stephen Petherbridge]], a senior British/Canadian journalist.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_mallick/ CBC News: Analysis & Viewpoint: Heather Mallick]</ref>
''An evolutionary conundrum involving kouprey and banteng: A response from Galbreath, Mordacq and Weiler.'' Journal of Zoology 271 (3), 253–254.
doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00317.x </ref> and because a fossilized skull was found dating from the late Pleistocene or early Holocene epoch, they concluded that the kouprey is not a hybrid. More recent genetic analysis has demonstrated that the kouprey is not a hybrid.<ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/10/071005-kouprey.html Cambodia's National Animal Is "Real," Study Says<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


There is a possibility that a second, smaller species of kouprey exists.{{Verify source|date=February 2008}}
In October 2007, Mallick gave the 2nd annual [[Mel Hurtig]] Lecture on the Future of Canada, at the [[University of Alberta]]<ref>http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/polisci/multimedia.cfm?cfnocache/ Mel Hurtig Annual Lecture on the Future of Canada 2007</ref>.


==Controversy==
== References ==
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In September 2008, two [[National Post]] writers sharply criticized Mallick for comments she made in her column “A mighty wind blows through Republican convention” about [[Sarah Palin]], who had just been selected as the U.S. [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican party]]'s [[Vice President of the United States|Vice-Presidential]] candidate. As an example of the language criticized by others, Mallick wrote "Palin has a toned-down version of the porn actress look favoured by this decade's woman, the overtreated hair, puffy lips and permanently alarmed expression."<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/05/f-vp-mallick.html A Mighty Wind blows through Republican convention] by Heather Mallick, Special to CBC News, September 5, 2008</ref><ref>[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/09/09/barbara-kay-stop-using-my-money-to-fund-hate-on-the-cbc.aspx Barbara Kay: Stop using my money to fund hate on the CBC] by Barbara Kay, National Post, September 9, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/09/09/jonathan-kay-on-heather-mallick-another-week-another-disgrace-at-the-cbc.aspx Jonathan Kay on Heather Mallick: Another week, another disgrace at the CBC] by Jonathan Kay, National Post, September 09, 2008</ref>
* Alexandre Hassanin, and Anne Ropiquet, 2007. Resolving a zoological mystery: the kouprey is a real species, Proc. R. Soc. B, {{doi|10.1098/rspb.2007.0830}}
* G. J. Galbreath, J. C. Mordacq, F. H. Weiler, 2006. Genetically solving a zoological mystery: was the kouprey (Bos sauveli) a feral hybrid? Journal of Zoology 270 (4): 561–564.
* Hassanin, A., and Ropiquet, A. 2004. Molecular phylogeny of the tribe Bovini (Bovidae, Bovinae) and the taxonomic status of the kouprey, Bos sauveli Urbain 1937. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 33(3):896-907.
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=Hedges|year=2000|id=2890|title=Bos sauveli|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is critically endangered and the criteria used
*Steve Hendrix: Quest for the Kouprey, International Wildlife Magazine, 25 (5) 1995, p. 20-23.
* J.R. McKinnon/S.N. Stuart: The Kouprey - An action plan for its conservation. Gland, Switzerland 1989.
* Steve Hendrix: The ultimate nowhere. Trekking through the Cambodian outback in search of the Kouprey, Chicago Tribune - 19 December 1999.


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CBC Ombudsman Vince Carlin subsequently conducted a review of Mallick's article. He noted that Mallick is not a CBC employee (she is a freelance writer) and is therefore not subject to the same rules as CBC employees. However, he noted that Mallick presented several statements as facts without any justification. He noted that "there is no factual basis for a broad scale conclusion about the sexual adequacy of Republican men" and "that type of comment, applied to any other group, would easily be seen as, at best, puerile." He also noted that Mallick's "characterization of Palin supporters as white trash lacks a factual basis." Carlin wrote that he had asked Ms. Mallick to explain the basis for these characterizations and although she explained her opinions of Ms. Palin, she "did not provide a factual justification for the statements."<ref name=Ombudsman>[http://www.cbc.ca/ombudsman/page/MALLICK-PALIN.pdf Review of complaints about Heather Mallick’s column of September 5, 2008], Vince Carlin, CBC Ombudsman, September 25, 2008.</ref>
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5461219929446955737&q=kouprey&ei=FQd2SJCQJpSUrgKL45iiCw video of Kouprey herd]
* [http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/bos_sauv.htm]Animal info page on kouprey
* [http://www.csew.com/cattletag/Cattle%20Website/Fact_Sheets/Kouprey/kouprey.htm]CSEW factsheet on kouprey
* [http://www.newanimal.org/kouprey.htm The Cryptid Zoo: Kouprey]
* [http://www-tech.mit.edu/V126/N37/shorts2.html Copy of ''New York Times'' item about possible hybrid origin.]


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Carlin stated that Mallick "is entitled to her opinions, and those opinions should not be censored, but those opinions must also be expressed in a manner that meets our Journalistic Standards and Practices. Liberty is not the same as license."<ref name=Ombudsman/> Carlin also noted that it is not the responsibility of the CBC to only publish viewpoints that are favoured by the majority of Canadians but rather "the CBC should not shy away from pointed opinions, but it should seek out the broadest range that can be found."<ref name=Ombudsman/> Carlin also resisted the "impulse to suppress opinions that cause upset, or to issue a blanket defense of freedom of opinion" but rather called for the development of "standards to ensure that vigorous opinion thrives while ensuring that journalistic and quality standards are met."<ref name=Ombudsman/>

On September 28, 2008, an apology and retraction of the column was issued by the CBC. The article was characterized as "a classic piece of political invective....it is viciously personal, grossly hyperbolic and intensely partisan." <ref name=Retraction>[http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/507916 CBC offers online apology for column maligning Sarah Palin], John Cruickshank, CBC Publisher, September 28, 2008.</ref> Heather Mallick herself did not respond to the CBC's apology, and did not personally retract the column.

==Works==
*''Pearls in Vinegar: The Pillow Book of Heather Mallick'' (2004) ISBN 978-0-670-04462-8. This is a collection of her short essays on many different subjects, personal, social and political, as a modern version of the 10th Century Japanese [[Pillow Book]] by [[Sei Shonagon]].
*''Cake or Death: The Excruciating Choices of Everyday Life'' (2007) ISBN 978-0-676-97840-7.

==References==
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*[http://www.heathermallick.ca/ Heather Mallick's web site]
*[http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_mallick/ Heather Mallick's viewpoint articles at cbc.ca]
*[http://www.womenspost.ca/Oh_to_be_a_fool.asp Heather Mallick writing for The Women's Post]
*[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/05/f-vp-mallick.html Heather Mallick on Sarah Palin]


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Kouprey
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Bovidae
Subfamily:
Bovinae
Genus:
Bos
Species:
B. sauveli
Binomial name
Bos sauveli

Kouprey (Bos sauveli also known as Kouproh or Grey ox) is a wild forest-dwelling ox found mainly in northern Cambodia but also believed to exist in southern Laos, western Vietnam, and eastern Thailand. It was discovered in 1937.

Kouprey is a very large ungulate, about the same size as a Wild Asian Water Buffalo. Male Kouprey stand up to two metres tall at the shoulder and weigh an average of 900 kilograms. However, the kouprey herds recently discovered in Vietnam have individuals attaining weights of about 1700 kg or so, according to Vietnamese zoologists[citation needed]. Kouprey have tall but narrow bodies, long legs and humped backs. Kouprey can be either grey, dark brown or black. The horns of the female are lyre-shaped with antelope-like upward spirals. The horns of the male are wide and arch forward and upward, and they begin to fray at the tips at about three years of age. Both sexes have notched nostrils and long tails.

Kouprey live in low, partially forested hills where they eat mainly grasses. Kouprey are diurnal, eating in the open at night and under the forest cover during the day. They live in herds of up to twenty, generally consisting of only cows and calves, but also bulls during the dry season.

There are estimated to be fewer than 250 kouprey left in the world. These low numbers are attributed to uncontrolled hunting by locals and soldiers, in conjunction with diseases introduced from cattle and loss of habitat. However the kouprey is suspected to have always been somewhat rare.[citation needed]

Relation to other species

Research published by Northwestern University in London's Journal of Zoology indicated that a comparison of mitochondrial sequences showed the Kouprey might be a hybrid between a Zebu and a Banteng.[1] However, the authors of this study have rescinded their conclusion, [2] and because a fossilized skull was found dating from the late Pleistocene or early Holocene epoch, they concluded that the kouprey is not a hybrid. More recent genetic analysis has demonstrated that the kouprey is not a hybrid.[3]

There is a possibility that a second, smaller species of kouprey exists.[verification needed]

References

  1. ^ Northwestern biologists demote Southeast Asia's 'forest ox'
  2. ^ G. J. Galbreath, J. C. Mordacq, F. H. Weiler (2007) An evolutionary conundrum involving kouprey and banteng: A response from Galbreath, Mordacq and Weiler. Journal of Zoology 271 (3), 253–254. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00317.x
  3. ^ Cambodia's National Animal Is "Real," Study Says
  • Alexandre Hassanin, and Anne Ropiquet, 2007. Resolving a zoological mystery: the kouprey is a real species, Proc. R. Soc. B, doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.0830
  • G. J. Galbreath, J. C. Mordacq, F. H. Weiler, 2006. Genetically solving a zoological mystery: was the kouprey (Bos sauveli) a feral hybrid? Journal of Zoology 270 (4): 561–564.
  • Hassanin, A., and Ropiquet, A. 2004. Molecular phylogeny of the tribe Bovini (Bovidae, Bovinae) and the taxonomic status of the kouprey, Bos sauveli Urbain 1937. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 33(3):896-907.
  • Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is critically endangered and the criteria used
  • Steve Hendrix: Quest for the Kouprey, International Wildlife Magazine, 25 (5) 1995, p. 20-23.
  • J.R. McKinnon/S.N. Stuart: The Kouprey - An action plan for its conservation. Gland, Switzerland 1989.
  • Steve Hendrix: The ultimate nowhere. Trekking through the Cambodian outback in search of the Kouprey, Chicago Tribune - 19 December 1999.

External links

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