 Reference Base  The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Distribution - Records |
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Black Rhino |
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An interesting translocation was that of seven black rhinoceros in 1961/62 from the Kenya Game Department to the Addo Elephant National Park (Penzhorn, 1971; Hall-Martin & Penzhorn, 1977). These represent the subspecies D. b. michaeli and, with the species now endangered in Kenya, effective steps have been taken to ensure the short-term genetic conservation of the Addo rhinoceros which in 1989 numbered 20. The National Parks Board is presently negotiating with zoological gardens to import animals for a breeding programme for the subspecies' conservation in the Park (Hall-Martin, pers. comm.).
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