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Reference Base  The status of the Sumatran rhinoceros in north-eastern India |
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| Title: |
The status of the Sumatran rhinoceros in north-eastern India |
| Author(s): |
Choudhury, A. |
| Year published: |
1997 |
| Journal: |
Oryx |
| Volume: |
31 (2) |
| Pages: |
151-152, map 1 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| In 1970s, a rhino was shot by the Tangkhul Naga tribe of Khamsong village, NE of Ukhrul town. |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| 1996 Jan. I visited the area. In Manipur, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis is occasionally reported from the Anko Range of Ukhrul District. Villagers of Konkan, about 88 km SE of Ukhrul town, encountered stray individuals as recently as early 1990s. |
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Asia - South Asia - Bhutan
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| Historical distribution of Dicerorhinus sumatrensis stretched from the foothills of the eastern Himalaya in Bhutan and NE India. |
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Asia - South Asia - Bangladesh
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| In the 19th century, the Sumatran rhino occurred in parts of Comilla and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the latter two areas now in Bangladesh. |
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Asia - South Asia - Bangladesh
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| In the 19th century, the Sumatran rhino occurred in parts of Comilla and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the latter two areas now in Bangladesh. |
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Asia - South Asia - Bangladesh
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| In 1967, a Sumatran Rhino was killed near Cox's Bazar in the Chittagong area. |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| In Nagaland, there are two specific records, both from Tuensang district.
In 1967-68, a rhino was reported from Saramati on the lower slopes of this 3836m peak.
In 1994, the Yimchunger Nagas of the Fakim area south of Saramati reported seeing a 'dwarf' rhinoceros. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| Some Nagas [from India] who occasionnally visit the Hukawng Valley in N Myanmar reported the occurrence of Dicerorhinus sumatrensis in that area also. |
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Asia - South Asia - India - NE Border States
Names in vernacular
Sumatran Rhino
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