 Reference Base  A survey to assess the status of the Sumatran rhinoceros ... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma) |
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Distribution |
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Sumatran Rhino |
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Sumatran rhino. Although no definitive rhino sign was observed, interviews with local hunters and forestry officials resulted in 33 reported rhino locations spanning the years 1971-93 in the Upper Chindwin River area around Tamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary (Figure 1). These records indicate that a small rhino population existed in the Tamanthi area until the early 1980s. However, with at least nine documented rhino kills (six adult males, three adult females) during the 1980s, poaching has reduced any remnant population in the area to near extinction (Figure 1). Our guide, a former rhino-hunter, saw rhino tracks in 1991. This and other recent sightings of rhino tracks indicate the possibility of one or two individuals in the northeast corner of Tamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary. Other sightings indicate the possibility of one or two rhinos in the forests between Tamanthi Sanctuary and Indawygi Lake, and maybe one or two rhinos in the vicinity of Mt Saramati on the Indian border.
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