 | Shariff, K.M. 1983 Status and distribution of Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) in peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Wildlife and Parks (Malaysia) 2: 91-102, figs. 1-3 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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Sumatran Rhino
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| 3-5 |
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| Makacha, S.; Msingwa, M.J.; Frame, G.W. 1982 Threats to the Serengeti herds. Oryx 16 (5): 437-444, figs. 1-4, table 1 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
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Black Rhino
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| census early Oct 1979. Endulen zone of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
North of Makao and Kakesio villages, Diceros bicornis, 0
Lake Ndutu and NW of Endulen village, Diceros bicornis , 7 |
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| Baidya, K.N. 1982 Alarm call for Great Indian rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis). Tiger Paper 9 (2): 6-7, fig. 1 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Sumatran Rhino
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| The Indian Wildlife authorities believe that the Javan one-homed lesser rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) became extinct by 1900 and its other counterpart the Sumatran two-horned rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) by 1935. |
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| World Wildlife Fund 1982 Mystery of dead Javan rhinos remains. Malayan Naturalist 36 (2): 40 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
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Javan Rhino
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| under 30, according to Talbot. |
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| World Wildlife Fund 1982 Mystery of dead Javan rhinos remains. Malayan Naturalist 36 (2): 40 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
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Javan Rhino
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| 60 |
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| Baidya, K.N. 1982 Alarm call for Great Indian rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis). Tiger Paper 9 (2): 6-7, fig. 1 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Indian Rhino
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| The recent rhino population estimate shows that there are about 1,200 animals in India, and some 960 of them are in Kaziranga alone. Reflecting back, Kaziranga was established as a Sanctuary in 1908, at which time there were about a dozen rhinos in the reserve. |
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| Borner, M. 1981 Black rhino disaster in Tanzania. Oryx 16 (1): 59-66, figs. 1-5 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
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Black Rhino
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| Estimates vary widely. McNaughton, after repeated road counts, estimated 60-108 in the combined areas of Serengeti NP and Masai Mara GR. The Serengeti Ecological Monitoring Program's (SEMP) aerial survey of the woodlands of the Serengeti ecosystem produ |
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| Jackson, P. 1981 Elephant and rhino experts plan survival strategies. Environmental Conservation 8: 321-322 |
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Africa
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White Rhino
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| fewer than 700 in wild (Wankie meeting) |
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| Jackson, P. 1981 Elephant and rhino experts plan survival strategies. Environmental Conservation 8: 321-322 |
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Africa
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| Black rhino have suffered massive declines in numbers in the past decade, for example they have probably decreased by 90% in Kenya alone. It is estimated that there are now between 15,000 and 18,000 surviving in 18 countries. |
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| Jackson, P. 1981 Elephant and rhino experts plan survival strategies. Environmental Conservation 8: 321-322 |
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Africa
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White Rhino
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| 2500 in South Africa and 300 elsewhere in the region |
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