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Poachers kill rhino in India by electrocution |
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Vigne, L.; Martin, E.B. |
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1990 |
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Swara |
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13 (5) |
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19, fig. 1 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Poaching
Indian Rhino
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| Another lethal poaching tactic started in Sept 1989 when a rhino was electrocuted to death in Pobitora by a wire attached to a high-tensile power line traversing the park. A second electrocution occurred shortly afterwards.
Poachers ingenuously hook wires onto the power lines, drawing current... |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| In 1989, Bodo tribal extremists, who want a separate state within India, started to create havoc in and around Manas, causing a breakdown in law and oder. Over 100 people were killed including several wildlife employees, and the sanctuary was closed to all visitors. Many trees were felled and a... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Singapore
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| 1989, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, $15,000 per kilo wholesale. Middlemen were offering poachers in Assam $6250 a kilo |
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Poachers kill rhino in India by electrocution
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