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Asia - East Asia - Cambodia
Trade
Javan Rhino
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| This, along with the abundance of armed men in the forests during the wars last century, does not leave great hope for the survival of this species in Cambodia. |
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Value
Javan Rhino
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| Rhino horn is a prized ingredient in traditional medicine and fetches high prices. |
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Asia - East Asia - Cambodia
Distribution - Status
Javan Rhino
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| Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia. No evidence was found of the survival of rhinos in either study site. The majority of people questioned about this species did not believe it to still survive here, although most knew of it and accepted its recent past occurrence in the Cardamom Mountains. |
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Asia - East Asia - Cambodia
Distribution - Status
Javan Rhino
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| The IUCN Status, Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Asian Rhinos (Foose & van Strien 1997) states a need for status data for this species in Cambodia. The results of this survey lead to the opinion that the chances of finding rhino in Cambodia are very slim and the status of this species sho... |
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Asia - East Asia - Cambodia
Ecology - Census Methods
Javan Rhino
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| In suitable terrain, rhino trails and wallows will remain visible many years after extirpation of the species. On steep slopes especially, deep rhino trails can remain visible for 10 years or more (N. van Strien, pers. comm.). |
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Asia - East Asia - Cambodia
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia. No evidence was found of the survival of rhinos in either study site. The majority of people questioned about this species did not believe it to still survive here, although most knew of it and accepted its recent past occurrence in the Cardamom Mountains.
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Javan Rhino
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| Thouless (1987) received reports of rhino in eight localities in Cambodia. Despite this, the Cardamom Mountains are likely to be the only area in Cambodia remote enough for a population of rhinos to survive into the 21st century. The present survey targeted areas where interview data (Boonratana,... |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| The Indochinese subspecies (R. s. annamiticus) is currently known from only Dong Nai in Vietnam and has a known population of between three and eight individuals |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Distribution - Status
Javan Rhino
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| The Indochinese subspecies (R. s. annamiticus) is currently known from only Dong Nai in Vietnam and has a known population of between three and eight individuals |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Status
Javan Rhino
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| The nominate subspecies is represented by approximately 50 individuals in Ujung Kulon National Park, Java. |
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Large mammals
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