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Martin, E.B., 1992. A survey of rhino products for retail sale in Bangkok in early 1992. Pachyderm 15: 53-56, figs. 1-3, tables 1-3
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma) |
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Distribution - Records |
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Asian Rhino Species |
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Although it is encouraging that there are fewer rhino products for sale in Bangkok, conditions at any time could change, and the pharmacists would buy new products if they were available. For instance, poaching of the Sumatran rhino could increase in eastern Burma. Most of these animals are in the Tenasserim Range near the border with Thailand, where presently they are protected by the Karen military forces. The head of this rebel group, who has been fighting the Burmese government for many years, has stated on several occasions that if one of his men were to kill a rhino in the Karen area he would be punished by death. There is no doubt that rhinos still do exist in areas controlled by the Karens (Murray Watson, pers comm, April 1992).
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