 Reference Base  Conservation genetics of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bi... |
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Conservation |
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African Rhino Species |
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The shortage of manpower and resources within national conservation departments across Africa is a primary factor in the decline of the rhino (Leader-Williams & Albon 1988). Consolidating groups is an easier and less expensive way to re-establish former densities. The idea of creating more sanctuaries, which are effectively ?species parks,' has received widespread interest following the increase in Kenya's rhino populations in such sanctuaries. However, management strategies such as this are complicated by the fact that each remaining population has been assigned to one of several subspecies, based upon aspects of external morphology such as horn shape and body size. The genetic and evolutionary relationships of these morphologically defined subspecies are unknown.
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