 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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White Rhino |
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Ceratotherium simum. White rhinoceros have been moved to the following countries (figures correct to 31/12/1983-Meiklejohn, pers. comm., 1990): Subregion -Cape 80, Natal 487, Orange Free State 23, Transvaal 931, Bophuthatswana 330, Ciskei 6, Transkei 15, Venda 6. They have not done so well in the sourveld areas of Natal (eg. Chelmsford) or in the drier parts of the northern Transvaal (Emslie, pers. comm.). Once again this represents a remarkable effort by conservationists in the Subregion in removing a subspecies from the endangered category.
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