Ritchie, A.T.A., 1931. Kenya: Game Department report 1930. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 15: 67-84
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya |
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Distribution - Poaching |
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Black Rhino |
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Rhino horn smuggling from Kenya into Italian territory continued unabated. Important was the capture of a consignment of rhino horn at Malindi. There were 218 horns, weighing 955 lb, worth some ?600. The conviction of the owner, a Barawa, who is still paying instalments of his fine which amounted to ?560, led to the break-up of the gang, of which he was chief, and the conviction of 14 of his fellows. The headquarters of his organization was at Mariakani, a village which has long been notorious for the facilities it offers, lying as it does at the junction of three districts, Kilifi, Mombasa and Kwale.
Another haul of 38 horns was made in Nairobi.
A third attempt was on information about a certain shop in the Masai reserve, a couple of miles from Konza station. We only found the nasal bone of a rhino.
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Kenya: Game Department report 1930
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