| Title: |
The fauna of Assam |
| Author(s): |
Hanson, R.C. |
| Year published: |
1933 |
| Journal: |
Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire |
| Volume: |
20 |
| Pages: |
50-53 |
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| File: |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| There are rhino in some of the other ordinary Forest Reserves like Ripu, Manas, and Chirang, and also near the foot of the Lushai Hills. These should all be converted into National Parks and properly protected.
During 1930 a large number of rhinoceroses were destroyed by poachers in the North K... |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| The rhino Sanctuaries are situated near the Bhutan border and also in three or four places along the Brahmaputra River. There are thino in some of the other ordinary Forest Reserves like Ripu, Manas, and Chirang, and also near the foot of the Lushai Hills. These should all be converted into Nat... |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| There are rhino in some of the other ordinary Forest Reserves like Ripu, Manas, and Chirang, and also near the foot of the Lushai Hills. These should all be converted into National Parks and properly protected. |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| There are rhino in some of the other ordinary Forest Reserves like Ripu, Manas, and Chirang, and also near the foot of the Lushai Hills. These should all be converted into National Parks and properly protected. |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| During 1930 a large number of rhinoceroses were destroyed by poachers in the North Kanrup, Manus, and Ripu Game Sanctuaries and Forest Reserves. This number is estimated at about 90 to 100, and the people responsible for this terrible slaughter are mostly Kacharis and Assamese living on the bord... |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| There are rhino in some of the other ordinary Forest Reserves like Ripu, Manas, and Chirang, and also near the foot of the Lushai Hills. These should all be converted into National Parks and properly protected. |
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Location:
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Captive - North America
Value
Indian Rhino
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| [Indian] rhinos are valued at from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 18,000 by Zoological Parks in America. |
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The fauna of Assam
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