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| Title: |
In the shadow of Krakatau: return of Java's wildlife |
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Plage, D.; Plage, M. |
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1985 |
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National Geographic |
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167 (6) |
| Pages: |
750-771, figs. 1-31 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Poaching
Javan Rhino
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| After WW II a group of poachers planned an operation to wipe out all of Ujung Kulon';s rhinos. When they entered the peninsula, one was killed by a tiger. Since none of the nearby villagers would help them against the tigers, the poachers gave up. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Status
Javan Rhino
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| 60 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Status
Javan Rhino
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| 25 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Poaching
Javan Rhino
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| One bona-fide hunter shot nine rhinos around 1900. In 1930-1970, more than 40 were poached. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| The beach commonly bears their tracks; one obsevrer saw them knee-deep in the sea and believed they ate drifting mangroves. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Ecology - Food
Javan Rhino
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| Ujung Kulon, Java. The rhino feed primarily on the shoots of a variety of young trees. To reach their forage, they frequently walk over the saplings, forcing them down between their front legs. One observer saw them knee-deep in the sea and believed they ate drifting mangroves. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| 1985, Malaysia, $50 / gram on street |
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World
Reproduction
Javan Rhino
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| may take 16 months |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Ecology - Food
Javan Rhino
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| Ujung Kulon, Java. The rhino feed primarily on the shoots of a variety of young trees. To reach their forage, they frequently walk over the saplings, forcing them down between their front legs. One observer saw them knee-deep in the sea and believed they ate drifting mangroves. |
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World
Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| Height at shoulder 5 feet tall |
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In the shadow of Krakatau: return of Java's wildlife
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