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Hitchins, P.M., 1968. Some preliminary findings on the population structure and status of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Zululand. Lammergeyer 9: 26-28, tables 1-4
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Distribution - Status |
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Black Rhino |
Black rhino deaths in the reserve
Adult Immature Total
1954 0/1 1
1955 1/0/1 1/0/2 5
1956 0 0/0/1 1
1957 2/0 0 2
1958 1/0 0 1
1959 no records available
1960 no records available
1961 15/21/8 4/6/1 55
1962 1/2. 1/0 4
1963 2/1/4 1/0 8
1964 3/0/2 0 5
1965 2/1 1/0 4
1966 2/2 0/1/1 6
Total 28/28/15 8/7/5 92
The high mortality in 1961 occurred in the period 11.7.1961 to 21.10.1961 when 46 animals died in the northern area. The cause is as yet unknown.
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