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McCulloch, B.; Achard, P.L., 1969. Mortalities associated with the capture, translocation, trade and exhibition of black rhinoceroses, Diceros bicornis. International Zoo Yearbook 9: 184-191
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania |
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Translocation - Methods |
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Black Rhino |
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Tanzania. The holding pens were made of hardwood poles which were wired closely together with heavy gauge fencing wire and sunk in trenches 0.75 m deep. At the Grumeti, a line of contiguous pens was constructed. Each pen was approximately 5-5 m square. At the Lamai, separate and circular pens of some 4-5 m diameter were built over a larger area.
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