 | Cranbrook, Earl of 1987 Riches of the wild: land mammals of South-East Asia. Singapore, Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, pp. i-vii, 1-95 |
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| They deposit their dung at fixed points where large piles of their nodular droppings accumulate. |
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| Cranbrook, Earl of 1987 Riches of the wild: land mammals of South-East Asia. Singapore, Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, pp. i-vii, 1-95 |
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| They make wallows in muddy ground and frequent mineral springs. |
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| Khan, M. 1987 Opening address: Proceedings of the fourth IUCN/SSC Asian Rhino Specialist Group meeting. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 13-14 |
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| 1986 AsRSG meeting in Jakarta. Since 1984, Indonesia has captured 5 animals (3/2) while Peninsular Malaysia captured 5 females, of which one was sent to Thailand as a gift. A pair had been sent from Indonesia to Howletts and Port Lympne Zoo, UK. Eventually, Khan hopes to have captive animals i... |
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| Khan, M. 1987 Country report - Malaysia: Distribution and population of the Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis in Peninsular Malaysia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 75-82, fig. 4, table 1 |
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| AsRSG meeting recommendations, = revised Singapore Proposals.
1. The primary goal is long term survival of the Sumatran rhino as a species and a component of natural ecosystems.
2. A comprehensive masterplan for conservation of the species will be developed, which will be collaborative and mu... |
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| Nardelli, F. 1987 The conservation of the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis): a situation report and proposal for future directions. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 31-37 |
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| January 23, 1986: Adult female found in stockade trap, in panic. She died the same day, apparently from a cerebral haiemorrhage induced by self inflicted injuries when banging herself against the stockade fencing in an effort to escape.
March 24, 1986: A second young male 'Jalu' caught in pit t... |
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| Furley, C.W. 1987 The death of Subur. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 9: 43, fig. 1 |
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| At the time there happened to be three veterinary surgeons present: myself; Dr. John Lewis of the Zoological Society of London and David Taylor of the International Zoo Veterinary Group.
The consensus of opinion was a diagnosis of acute colic. Despite treatment during the day, she deteriorated ... |
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| Meckvichai, C. 1987 On the status of the Sumatran rhino in captivity in Thailand. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 57-58 |
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| female Sumatran rhino that was presented to the King of Thailand by the King of Malaysia, to be reared in the Zoo. It was named 'Linchong' (means flower in Thai) by the Queen of Thailand. |
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| Meckvichai, C. 1987 On the status of the Sumatran rhino in captivity in Thailand. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 57-58 |
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| Zoo Bangkok 1986 - Dicerorhinus sumatrensis inhabited an enclosure 20 x 35 in where provision was made for the animal to wallow. The animal was seen defaecating often into the water. |
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| Buntaran, L. 1987 Preparation to breed the Sumatran rhinoceros in England. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 59-61 |
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| Port Lympne Zoo - Dicerorhinus sumatrensis. Torgamba is kept in an enclosure in the open (20 x 15 m) surrounded by cylindrical iron fence, with access to four stalls (15 x 4 m, 6 x 3 m, 4 x 2. m, and 4 x 2 m). Bathing pools are available in the two largest stalls (4 x 2.5 m and 3 x 2 m). The t... |
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| Furley, C.W. 1987 The death of Subur. Help Newsletter, Port Lympne 9: 43, fig. 1 |
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| A female Sumatran rhino, 'Subur', was caught in the Sumatran forest on 22nd June 1986, kept in a stockade where she became tame, and then shipped by air to Port Lympne on 26th August 1986. She was intended as a mate for our male 'Torgamba'. Progress was made for two and a half weeks until, unex... |
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