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Reference Base  Reproduction and population density: trade-offs for the c... |
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Reproduction and population density: trade-offs for the conservation of rhinos in situ |
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Rachlow, J.L.; Berger, J. |
| Year published: |
1998 |
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Animal Conservation |
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1 (2) |
| Pages: |
101-106, figs. 1-3, table 1 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| White rhinos were extirpated in Zimbabwe in the late 1800s |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Reintroductions 1962-1967 & 1975-1986. White rhinos were reintroduced in the 1960s when animals were translocated from Umfolozi Game Reserve in South Africa. Matobo National Park (MNP) is located in southwestern Zimbabwe, and encompasses over 425 km? of the Matobo Hills, characterised by rugge... |
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Ecology - Population
White Rhino
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| Population growth after reintroduction. The population of white rhinos in the fenced WGP has undergone two periods of growth during which translocations did not occur: 1967-1974 (early period) and 1987-1994 (late period). Rates of annual increase calculated for the early and late periods were 1... |
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Ecology - Population
White Rhino
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| Population growth after reintroduction. The population of white rhinos in the fenced WGP has undergone two periods of growth during which translocations did not occur: 1967-1974 (early period) and 1987-1994 (late period). Rates of annual increase calculated for the early and late periods were 1... |
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Conservation
White Rhino
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| Females breed faster in low-density populations than in high density - Conservation Implication for rhino managers
Due to extreme levels of poaching, few African rhinos now persist outside of heavily guarded reserves. Most rhino sanctuaries encompass relatively small areas because of the difficu... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Management
Black Rhino
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| Zimbabwe. Body condition was assessed following a method outlined for white rhinos by Keep (1971), which scores condition visually based on reduction of fat deposits and muscle mass around the neck, scapula, spine and sacrum. We photographed each rhino in the late wet season (7 April to 8 May) ... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Management
Black Rhino
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| Zimbabwe. Body condition was assessed following a method outlined for white rhinos by Keep (1971), which scores condition visually based on reduction of fat deposits and muscle mass around the neck, scapula, spine and sacrum. We photographed each rhino in the late wet season (7 April to 8 May) ... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Reproduction
White Rhino
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| Intervals between births have ranged from 2 to 6 years for white rhinos in MNP. Mean intervals for females in the WGP were 2.9 ? 0.1 years (n = 6 females, 21 intervals) during the early period and 3.3 ? 0.2 years (n = 8 females, 19 intervals) during the late period. Only one female in the low-d... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Reproduction
White Rhino
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| Zimbabwe. Female reproductive parameters varied with population density. Age at first reproduction for female white rhinos in MNP varied from 6.5 to 11.5 years of age. Using data for all females, age at first reproduction increased significantly with total population density in the year of con... |
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