 Reference Base  The Sumatran rhinoceros in Kalimantan, Indonesia: its pos... |
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Meijaard, E., 1996. The Sumatran rhinoceros in Kalimantan, Indonesia: its possible distribution and conservation prospects. Pachyderm 21: 15-23, map 1
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo |
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Distribution - Records |
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Sumatran Rhino |
Accounts from people in Putussibau, upper Kapuas (E 114 N 1.25):
1. Rhinos possibly still present in the Ulu Kapuas area, in the mountains upstream from Putussibau `geharu' collectors sometimes see rhino tracks.
2. In 1950s and 1960s, several Chinese and Dayak people specialised in rhino hunting. Several rhino were shot in the vicinity of Putussibau.
3. In the 1960s and 1970s, people from the Ulu Kapuas were still hunting rhinos in the mountains, but now they report that because rhino products cannot be sold anymore, they have stopped looking for them.
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