 Reference Base  A review of rhinoceros management in Zululand, South Afri... |
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Anderson, J.L., 1984. A review of rhinoceros management in Zululand, South Africa (abstract): p. 182
 | In: Cumming, D.H.M. et al. The status and conservation of Africa's elephants and rhinos. Proceedings of the joint meeting of IUCN/SSC African Elephant and African Rhino Specialist Groups at Hwamge Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe, 30 July to 7 August 1981. Nairobi, AESG: pp. i-vi, 1-195 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Distribution - Records |
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White Rhino |
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Natal Parks Board policy - Ceratotherium simum. Square-lipped rhino were initially captured and translocated with a view to distributing the population to enhance its survival. Subsequently removal became necessary in the interests of habitat management while the initial small-scale capture and removal caused no severe imbalance to the population. A higher level of unplanned removal led to an imbalance in the sex/age ratio of the population. While the sex ratio imbalance has largely been corrected, the restoration of the normal age distribution will take up to 30 years.
Current Natal Parks Board policy for the square-lipped rhino is that after a reduction in the population, a constant removal rate will be determined. As the sub-species is secure no policy exists as to the dispersal of animals within southern Africa other than that conservation areas are accorded some preference.
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