1911, Four classes of animals for hunting purposes, including (2) Those that could be shot in restricted numbers with special license costing 25, viz. 4 elephant, 5 rhino, unlimited wildebeest, zebra, eland, and all other game. The Special license was i
1924, Northern Rhodesia becomes a Protectorate of Britain.
1925, Game Ordinance 19 of 1925 was proclaimed. In 1931 the license fee was 3 to shoot a total of 10 animals.
1941, A new Game Ordinance declared.
1942, formation of The department of Game and Tse tse control within the Provincial Administration, first director wasT.G.L. Vaughan-Jones. The South Luangwa Valley reserve was declared, but boundaries uncertain.
1954, A new Fauna Conservation Ordinance was passed in Dec 1954.
1894, rhino said to be widespread and abundant, but whilst admitting that a small amount of revenue was obtained from the export of its horn, Johnston seemed to favour its complete protection. (From H.H. Johnston, 1894, Report of the first three years adm
1910, Rhino numerous, cf. Letcher 1910.
1960, L.D.C. Allen surveyed Chifungwe plain: rhino seen every month July-November, numbers varied from 2 in July to 13 in September.
From the mid 1970s there were severe economic problems in the country and political turmoil in some of its neighbours. Government funds were very restricted. International prices for rhino horn rose dramatically. Consequently there was a vast increase
from Report of British South Africa Co. 1898-1902. Rhinos were said to be distributed everywhere throughout Mpika District, being especially common in the Muchinga Escarpment.
Rhino distribution in Luangwa valley 1970-1971
1900, In North Eastern Rhodesia regulations for the conservation of game were based on those prepared at an International Convention signed in London in May 1900. The principles were embodied in the Regulations for the preservation of Game issued by the
1904, the first Game Reserve in the Luangwa valley was declared on 31st Dec 1904 under Section 4 of the Game Regulations of 1902 as the Luangwa Game Reserve
1913, Luangwa game Reserve deproclaimed
1942, proclamation of Luangwa valley reserve, Southern Section.
1955, Name changed under 1955 Fauna Conservation Ordinance, to be Lunangwa valley South Game Reserve Number One.
1972, National park enlarged by inclusion of Nsefu Reserve and extension north of the Mupamadzi River to include Chifungwe Plain.
1926, E.K. Jordan proposed establishment of Luangwa valley reserve between the Munyamadzi and Mwaleshi Rivers. He estimated there were 150 rhino. Shows abundance of rhino.
1973, the density of rhino was thought to be about 0.4 km? giving a Park population of 2800. They were found in all vegetation types - Astle 1999: 113 with map, following report by Caughly, 1973 to FAO.
1972, The reserve became South Luangwa National Park, Number One, under the National Parks and Wildlife Act of 1968, decalred by Statutory Instrument No. 44 of 1972, dated 25 Feb 1972.
1905, D.D. Lyell on a hunting trip in Sep 1905 to Nabwalya and the Chifungwe plan shot 1 rhino, cf. Lyell 1906 (in The Field, 24 March 1906).
1908, A visitor, Mrs Colville, passed through Nabwalya, in the foothills of the escarpment she found signs of rhino, cf. Colville 1911.
1926/32,Rhino numerous in the foothills of the Muchinga escarpment. Many rhino in Chinsali, based on E.K. Jordan in Jordan & Ansell 1959
Society formed in London in December 1903 by E.N. Buxton.
P.S.M. Berry and Norman Carr proposed a scheme to assist the anti-poaching arm of the Department primarily to protect the major targets of the poachers, the rhino and elephant. The 'Save the Rhino' project was established with the assistance of IUCN, WWF, wildlife artist David Shepherd and naturalist Peter Scott. With the funds provided by these organizations and individuals, together with those raised locally, Berry was appointed to raise an anti-poaching cadre to conduct mobile patrols of Wildlife scouts, seconded from the Department, and to assist with research projects. In order to raise funds for this project, Norman Carr donated Chinzombo Lodge, and Berry then managed this on behalf of Save the Rhino project under a local board of trustees.
Exports 1893-1894 - from HMSO, 1895. Report for the year 1894 on the trade of British Central Africa. C 7581-55, London 1893 332 kg rhino horn officially exported 1894 764 kg rhino horn officially exported A rhino horn was valued at slightly more than 1 each. 1901-02 285 kg exported, value 15.7 1902-03 108 kg exported, value 3
