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Title: |
The saga of the northern white rhino in the wild |
Author(s): |
Foose, T.J. |
Year published: |
1997 |
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EAZA News |
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1997 October-December |
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26-27, maps 1-2 |
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Africa
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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almost 8000 |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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15-16 |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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By early 1997, the situation deteriorated rapidly. The infrastructure of the park was destroyed, mostly by looting, and the protection system collapsed with many guards now engaging in the rampant poaching (mainly for meat, but included at least one rhino). Among items lost were the vehicles, i... |
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Location:
Subject:
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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June, aerial survey, max. 24 |
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Location:
Subject:
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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From 1984 until now, the white rhino recovered under strict protection of a project jointly conducted by WWF, the Frankfurt Zoological Society, IUCN, UNESCO, and more recently the International Rhino Foundation, which since 1995 had been providing all the salaries and field incentives for the gua... |
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Location:
Subject:
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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32 |
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Location:
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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There are recurrent reports (or rumors) that some Northern white may survive in Sudan. |
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World
Management - Programs
Sumatran Rhino
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The strategy for the Sumatran rhino eminently exemplifies the Action plan. For wild populations, the action plan recommends concentration of efforts and resources on the subpopulations that are large and protectable enough to be viable for the long term (currently 7-9 of the 35 known subpopula... |
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Location:
Subject:
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Africa
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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20-40 |
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Location:
Subject:
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Poaching
White Rhino
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early 1996 2 rhino lost to poachers |
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