 | Choudhury, A. 1997 The status of the Sumatran rhinoceros in north-eastern India. Oryx 31 (2): 151-152, map 1 |
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| Historical distribution of Dicerorhinus sumatrensis stretched from the foothills of the eastern Himalaya in Bhutan and NE India. |
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| Martin, E.B. 1997 Wildlife products for sale in Myanmar. Traffic Bulletin 17 (1): 33-44, figs. 1-13, map 1, tables 1-6 |
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| poached virtually to extinction |
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| Bristow, M.; Foose, T. 1997 Spotlight on Sumatra - The rhino's return. BBC Wildlife 15 (2) February: 66-69, figs. 1-8 |
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| Reasons for failure to breed Sumatran rhinos in zoos:
1. Failure to provide the exact nutritional balance found in the native habitat.
2. Small size of captive enclosures.
3. Exposure to intense sunlight, which may stress these deep-forest animals. |
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| Foose, T.J. 1997 The saga of the northern white rhino in the wild. EAZA News 1997 October-December: 26-27, maps 1-2 |
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| The strategy for the Sumatran rhino eminently exemplifies the Action plan. For wild populations, the action plan recommends concentration of efforts and resources on the subpopulations that are large and protectable enough to be viable for the long term (currently 7-9 of the 35 known subpopula... |
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| Choudhury, A. 1997 The status of the Sumatran rhinoceros in north-eastern India. Oryx 31 (2): 151-152, map 1 |
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Asia - South Asia - Bangladesh
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| In the 19th century, the Sumatran rhino occurred in parts of Comilla and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the latter two areas now in Bangladesh. |
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| Choudhury, A. 1997 The status of the Sumatran rhinoceros in north-eastern India. Oryx 31 (2): 151-152, map 1 |
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Asia - South Asia - Bangladesh
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| In the 19th century, the Sumatran rhino occurred in parts of Comilla and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the latter two areas now in Bangladesh. |
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| Choudhury, A. 1997 The status of the Sumatran rhinoceros in north-eastern India. Oryx 31 (2): 151-152, map 1 |
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| In 1967, a Sumatran Rhino was killed near Cox's Bazar in the Chittagong area. |
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| Bristow, M.; Foose, T. 1997 Spotlight on Sumatra - The rhino's return. BBC Wildlife 15 (2) February: 66-69, figs. 1-8 |
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| Surrounded by a dead-flat landscape, it is the closest reserve to Jakarta. It has also been heavily logged. Most of the jungle is now regrown ?secondary' forest. Only the swampy heartlands have been unaffected by logging. |
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| Reilly, J.; Hills Spedding, G.; Apriawan; Setiawan, V.I.; Ahmad, M.; Sadjudin, H.R.; Ramono, W. S. 1997 Recent records of the Sumateran rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, in Way Kambas National Park, Sumatera. Tropical Biodiversity 4 (2): 215-217, table 1 |
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| In 1961 the last rhino shot in Way Kambas NP was believed to be Rhinoceros sondaicus. This led to the belief that the rhino was locally extinct. Observations of rhino dung in the 1980's and an individual rhino in 1991 suggested that rhinos were active in the park and a cast of the latter was co... |
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| Gould, N. 1997 Editorial. International Zoo News 44 (1): 2-3 |
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| In1985, in a mood of cautious optimism, two projects were launched each of which aimed at establishing a captive breeding population of the Sumatran rhinoceros. The Indonesian government was a partner in both schemes, linked in one case with the Howletts and Port Lympne Foundation and in the oth... |
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