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Kenya Game Department 1936. Annual report for 1932, 1933, and 1934. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 27: 36-43.

Annual report for 1932, 1933, and 1934

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Location Kenya Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

drought in 1933. The drought made that rhinoceros, having fallen into wells in their effort to get water, were too weak to extricate themselves again. During the last week of the drought season six rhino died at Laisamis in this fashion, and one was dragged out by natives and ran off. The same thing happened to other wells, but at Laisamis, there was a well with a narrow entrance between two rocks and of these six rhinos three had got stuck between the rocks.

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Location Kenya Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1936

1936, Kenya, Rhino horn price was low at Shs. 12/55 per lb. In 1929 we had seen Sh. 42 per lb and more.

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Location Kenya Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

The Government sold rhino horn in 1932 578 lb in 1933 546 lb in 1934 2418 lb Rhino horn price was low at Shs. 12/55 per lb. In 1929 we had seen Sh. 42 per lb and more.

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