| Title: |
Wild life preservation in Burma |
| Author(s): |
Tun Yin, U |
| Year published: |
1955 |
| Journal: |
Oryx |
| Volume: |
3 (2) |
| Pages: |
89-98, map 1 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Status
Asian Rhino Species
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| In 1939 it was estimated that the sanctuary contained 12 or 15 Sumatran rhinos. In April 1948 the tracks of one, and a month old spoor of a cow with a calf at heel were seen. In May 1948 one was seen and the Divisional forest Officer came to the conclusion that 4 or 5 were surviving. In 1952 t... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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| The legend that the mountain spirits of Shwe-u-daung do not like the poachers is no longer heeded by the people in the neighbourhood of the sanctuary. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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| In 1946-47 the tracks of two Sumatran rhinoceros were seen. In 1947-48 one animal was seen occasionally. No information later than 1948 is available. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Value
Asian Rhino Species
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| Burma. In 1952 the writer was reliably informed that 3 Sumatran rhino had been shot within the reserve. One under a special permit issued to the Maha Devi for whom a physician had prescribed a 'rhino blood bath.' |
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Wild life preservation in Burma
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