Tulloch, R.L.; Knerr, N.; Hahn, E.E. 2026. A simple passive sampler reveals airborne eDNA sampling and processing trade-offs. Environmental DNA 8 (5): 1-17. doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70384
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Europe's most famous rhino portrait was wrong for 250 years
In 1515 Albrecht Dürer made a woodcut of a rhinoceros he had never seen. It gave the animal armour plates, scales and a second horn on its neck, and it remained Europe's standard image of a rhino until the late 18th century.
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Klaber, P. 2026. Clara in Paris. Keramos (Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft der Keramikfreunde) 261: 3-17, figs. 1-12.
Rookmaaker, L.C. 2028. The Dutch rhinoceros Clara in Paris: visits of 1752 and 1753. Pachyderm 67: 1-11. doi.org/10.69649/pachyderm.v67i.1376
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Kinloch, B. 1988. The Shamba raiders: memories of a game warden. Revised edition. Southampton, Ashford Press Publishing.
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Neushoornstichting Nederland 2026. [Various notes on rhinos, in Dutch] Babynieuws uit Sumatra; Zwarte neushoorn terug in Matusadona; Dag van de natuur: Imire. Nieuwsbrief 25 October 2026: 1-4.
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Van Merkel, D.; Gautam, N.; Carter, N.H.; Di Minin, E.; Zhang, Y.; Mei, H.; Yin, S.; et al. 2026. YouTube content on wildlife engages audiences but rarely drives meaningful conservation action. Communications Sustainability 1 (26): 1-9. doi.org/10.1038/s44458-025-00018-2
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Barat, A.; Sansó, A.; Arilla, M.; Blasco, R.; Cifuentes-Alcobendas, G.; Llorente-Pérez, R.; Vivar-Ríos, D.; et al. 2026. Additive partitioning of Shannon diversity in Palaeolithic zooarchaeology: a case study from Qesem Cave. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 33 (65): 1-42. doi.org/10.1007/s10816-026-09802-3
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Vychodilova, L.; Janova, E.; Plasil, M.; Futas, J.; Stejskalova, K.; Oppelt, J.; Horin, P. 2026. Comparative genomic analysis of oxytocin and oxytocin receptor genes in the family Equidae. Molecular Biology Reports 53 (1405): 1-14. doi.org/10.1007/s11033-026-12585-1
Goosen, W.J.; Kerr, T.J.; Kleynhans, L.; Buss, P.; Cooper, D.; Warren, R.M.; Helden, P.D. van; et al. 2020. The VetMAX™ M. tuberculosis complex PCR kit detects MTBC DNA in antemortem and postmortem samples from white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer). BMC Veterinary Research 16 (220): 1-6. doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-02438-9
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Ameade, E.P.K.; Attuquayefio, D.K.; Gbogbo, F.; Adusei Sarkodie, J.; Ofori, B.Y.; Awutey, F.; Omoro, A.; et al. 2027. The economic value of animals traded for traditional medicine in Ghana and its effect on biodiversity conservation. Human Ecology 55 (13): 1-15. doi.org/10.1007/s10745-026-00777-z
Davison, T.; Miller, Penny 1967. Wankie: the story of a great game reserve. Cape Town, Books of Africa Publishing.
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Botswana Rhino Management Committee; Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks; Basin-wide Forum; Every River Has its People Project; Kalahari Conservation Society 2007. Monitoring Botswana Rhino – a guide. Gaborone, Botswana, Kalahari Conservation Society Publisher . pp. 1-25.
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