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| Title: |
The hairy rhino within a hair's breadth of extinction |
| Author(s): |
Foose, T.J. |
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1995 |
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Around the Horn |
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3 (1) |
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1-3 |
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Asia
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| fewer than 500 |
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Asia
Distribution - Status
Javan Rhino
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| 50-60 |
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Africa
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
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| 2300 |
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World
Management - Programs
Sumatran Rhino
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| Ex situ captive propagation had been considered an important component in the strategy for Sumatran rhino. However, since the inception of the ex situ programs in 1984, 39 rhino have been captured and 19 of these have died, a mortality of almost 50%. The most recent deaths have been the tragic ... |
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World
Organisations
All Rhino Species
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| For the last two years, the IUCN SSC Asian Rhino Specialist Group (ASRSG) has been facilitating development of a $ 2 million grant from the Global Environment Fund (G.E.F.) to initiate more vigorous programs for in situ protection of Sumatran rhino in Indonesian and Malaysia, the last two countri... |
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World
Organisations
All Rhino Species
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| IRF is raising supplemental support to enable a Rhino Conservation Coordinator to be available for the GEF Project in Malaysia. This support is being provided currently by a partnership of IRF and the St Louis Zoo with other partners expected to participate soon. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Distribution
Asian Rhino Species
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| No details available yet |
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The hairy rhino within a hair's breadth of extinction
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