 | Loch, C.W. 1937 Rhinoceros sondaicus: the Javan or lesser one-horned rhinoceros and its geographical distribution. Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 15 (2): 130-149, pls. 3-4, table 1 |
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| They have been destroyed by the Meos, a mountain people who have imigrated from China in recent times. The Meos hunters search for them for the horn, used as a medicine. The value of the horns was so great that they figured in the tribute sent by the king of Luang-Prabang every year to the Empe... |
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| Uganda Game Department 1937 Extracts from the Annual report, 1935. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 32: 60-84 |
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| 1935, Uganda, Rhino horn realized from 12s to 15s per lb |
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| Banks, E. 1937 Rum and rhinos. Sarawak Gazette 1937 August 2: 163-164 |
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| Fifty years ago anyone, who shot a rhino was rather disappointed: he couldn't eat it all, it was too far to carry home, and the most that could be obtained from it was an occasional sword hilt made from the horn; these can still be obtained at a fabulous price. Nowadays, a rhino may fetch anythi... |
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| Tanganyika Game Preservation Department 1937 Annual Report, 1935. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 30: 74-81 |
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| 1937, Tanzania, Horn is bought by receivers from native poachers at a price varying from 1s 50c to 2s per lb. As its market valkue at present is 12s per lb. even if it is disposed for only half the market value a very handsome profit is made |
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| Comyn Platt, T. 1937 A report on fauna preservation in Malaya. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 30: 45-52 |
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| 1937, Malaya, Chinese will pay as much as 300-400 dollars for the horn |
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| Banks, E. 1937 Rum and rhinos. Sarawak Gazette 1937 August 2: 163-164 |
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| 1937, Borneo, Nowadays, a rhino may fetch anything up to $300-$400, its horn being the most useful part, but the blood and the flesh also fetch a price, solely on account of the supposed aphrodisiacal properties appreciated by the Chinese. |
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| Boulenger, E.G. 1937 The London Zoo. London, J.M.Dent and Sons Ltd., pp. i-ix, 1-212 |
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| 1937, horn 14 pounds per pounds weight |
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| Loch, C.W. 1937 Rhinoceros sondaicus: the Javan or lesser one-horned rhinoceros and its geographical distribution. Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 15 (2): 130-149, pls. 3-4, table 1 |
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| 1937, Indochina, The horn and feet of a rhinoceros are worth about $2000, which probably explains why so few specimens find their way to museums. |
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| Kenya Game Department 1936 Annual report for 1932, 1933, and 1934. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 27: 36-43 |
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| 1936, Kenya, Rhino horn price was low at Shs. 12/55 per lb. In 1929 we had seen Sh. 42 per lb and more. |
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| Uganda Game Department 1936 Annual Report for 1934. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 28: 53-59 |
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| 1934, Uganda, Sold at auction in Mombasa, May 1934: 57 3/4 lbs rhino horn, total ?33-12-07, i.e. Shs 11/59 per lb. In November 1934 sold 57 lbs, realized ?28-13-51, average Shs. 10/40 per lb. |
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